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Category Archives: Management
Brainstorming Under Attack
Brainstorming under attack: 8 errors in the WSJ [the broken link was removed]. The WSJ has their content behind a wall [the broken link was removed] so their content is not part of the web and so I have not … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Management, Quality tools
Tagged communication, Creativity, managing people, problem solving, Quality tools
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Dell Falls Short
Good post by Mark Graban: Once Again, Dell is Not TPS: Their factories are great examples of flow, raw material comes in one side, finished product comes out the other, with minimal WIP in between.But, lean isn’t just about reducing … Continue reading
Management Advice Failures
…when we fail to value the best ideas, instead valuing the new ideas, we are not as effective as we could be. We often accept pale copies of good old ideas instead of going to the good old ideas – which will often lead to a much richer source of knowledge. Continue reading
Posted in Management, Management Articles, Popular, quote
Tagged curiouscat, management, management experts, management history, Popular, research
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If Tech Companies Made Sudoku
Topic: Management Improvement A fun post as we head into the weekend: If Tech Companies Made Sudoku by Kathy Sierra Frankly, we’re a little baffled that your original design was so… simple. I’m sure we all recognize that our target … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Management Articles, Software Development
Tagged complexity, Customer focus, IT, management, Software Development
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Tesco: Lean Provision
Lean Provision Is Tesco’s Secret Weapon in Battle with Wal-Mart (annoyingly Yahoo has deleted that web page so I removed the link) (update again here is the LEI press release [the broken link was removed, The Lean Enterprise Institute doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Lean thinking, Management
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Companies in Need of Customer Focus
You should pay ME – 9 Companies That Don’t Get It [the broken link was removed]: I have been having a hell of a time canceling my old web hosting with Burstband. It’s been a few months now and I’ve … Continue reading
Lean Beyond the Factory Floor
Spreading the lean tonic [the broken link was removed]: One problem, says Michele Bonfiglioli, chief executive of Italian manufacturing consultancy firm Bonfiglioli Consulting, is that many manufacturers have a ‘blind spot’ when it comes to understanding just how non-lean and … Continue reading
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Tagged Lean thinking, Process improvement, Six sigma
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Kaizen Event Research Project
NSF Funded Kaizen Event Research Project [the broken link was removed] First, this research seeks to identify the most important factors influencing successful outcomes (both technical and social)…The second objective investigates the sustainability of Kaizen events over time. The research … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Quality tools
Tagged continual improvement, Public Sector, Quality tools
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Lean, Mean, Six Sigma Machines
Lean, mean, Six Sigma machines [the broken link was removed] by Tam Harbert: Without exception, each company is healthier now than it was five years ago. Three of them have turned profitable, and the fourth – Celestica – is close … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Management Articles, Six sigma
Tagged lean manufacturing, Six sigma
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Signs You Have a Great Job … or Not
Signs you have a great job … or not by Jeanne Sahadi This article, while presenting an overly simplistic view in my opinion, actually provides some good reminders. The article focuses on 12 questions that seem to be the focus … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Management, Management Articles, Performance Appraisal
Tagged Career, Management, Performance Appraisal
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