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Monthly Archives: August 2005
Six Sigma Interview with Alan Harrison
Six Sigma Interview with Alan Harrison, Weir Pumps Ltd: Everyone has been trained to some degree on what we have termed the Weir Production System, which includes but is not limited to TPS and Six Sigma. We have created a … Continue reading
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Google Talk
Google is at it again. They have announce Google Talk: Google Talk is a simple and free way to talk with and send instant messages to your friends. Like Gmail, Google Talk uses Google’s innovative technologies to help people communicate … Continue reading
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Japan Airlines using Toyota Production System Principles
Toyota Production System Steers JAL Group Cargo Operations at Narita, press release from Japan Airlines (via Lean Manufacturing Blog) By applying the ingenuity and originality of the Toyota Production System to their cargo operations at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, Japan Airlines … Continue reading
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Has Six Sigma been a failure?
My response to the message, Has Six Sigma been a failure? (broken link was removed) on the Deming Electronic Network email list (DEN). I think Six Sigma has been a success. Do I think it the best option? No, I … Continue reading
LA Jail Saves Time Processing Crime
After efficiency study, L.A. jail saves time processing crime by Dan Laidman Los Angels Daily News (pointy hired boss broke the link so I removed it) Last week, Chief William Bratton told the Board of Police Commissioners that Toyota methods … Continue reading
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Transforming Aggression into Creative Problem Solving
Transforming Aggression into Creative Problem Solving by Margaret J. Wheatley and Geoff Crinean With their intelligence awakened, people want to contribute, want to change things, want to make things happen. They will work with existing structures and processes, but they … Continue reading
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Failed Practice: Forced Ranking
The ABCs of Rank and Fire Management by Mark Edmondson Due in part to the influence of GE, employee ranking has become more widely adopted over the past 20 years. According to a 2004 study, currently about 34 percent of … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Performance Appraisal
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Going Lean in Health Care
Going Lean in Health Care a report from the Institute for Healthcare improvement based on presentation by James Womack and others. This report is an another excellent resource from IHI, which I have mentioned before is doing great things. This … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Lean thinking, Management, Respect
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David Anderson CMMI Webcast Aug 18
CMMI Webcast Scheduled for August 18th [broken link removed] David Anderson will present the Microsoft Solutions Framework for CMMI Process Improvement material live at 11am Pacific Daylight Time on August 18th. After the presentation he will answer questions in a … Continue reading
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Collaboration Rules
Collaboration Rules [broken link was removed] by Philip Evans and Bob Wolf: We have found that Toyota’s managerial methods resemble, in a number of their fundamentals, the workings of the Linux community; the Toyota Production System (TPS) owes some of … Continue reading
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