Monthly Archives: September 2005

Life Beyond the Short Term

Posted on September 4, 2005 by John Hunter

Life Beyond the Short Term by Simon Caulkin, The Observer. Last week’s column – ‘Adrift in a parallel universe‘ – about the perversion of management provoked an eloquent, sometimes passionate, response. … In the spirit of a positive alternative, a … Continue reading →

Statistics for Experimenters Data

Posted on September 4, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Statistics, Six Sigma, Management Improvement Data files for Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery , 2nd Edition by George Box, Stu Hunter and Bill Hunter, are available online. We maintain on online resource for those using Statistics for … Continue reading →

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Fixing Healthcare from the Inside

Posted on September 3, 2005 by John Hunter

Fixing Healthcare From the Inside, Today by Steven J. Spear, Harvard Business Review (PHBs broke the link so I removed it). To understand how the improvements were achieved, it is necessary to appreciate why such a gap exists between the … Continue reading →

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Visually Lean

Posted on September 2, 2005 by John Hunter

Lean From The Get-Go by Derek Korn. This short article does a nice job of illustrating several interesting lean concepts in practice. Work areas that are compact, but not cramped, not only promote efficient motion, but also improve scheduling accuracy … Continue reading →

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Appeal for Marketers to Apply Deming’s Ideas

Posted on September 1, 2005 by John Hunter

Ego Systems by Doug Hall, CMO (Chief Marketing Officers magazine) [who have now broken the link, so I removed it. Really smart marketing, guys]: Deming’s methods can transform innovation success for CMOs just as they did for Toyota. For some … Continue reading →

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