Monthly Archives: November 2005

Government Lean Six Sigma

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

Topic: Management Improvement Deep Thinkers by Kimberly Palmer, GovExec.com: “This is not a fad that will die out. It’s been tried, it’s been tested, it’s true. If you look at the best-run companies in industry, this is part of the … Continue reading →

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Dell Ranked as Top Supply Chain – Toyota Sixth

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

The Top 25 Supply Chains for 2005 [the broken link was removed], AMR Research: Supply chain leaders are able to shape demand, instantly respond to market changes, and crush their competitors. According to AMR Research benchmarking data, leaders carry 15% … Continue reading →

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Womack and Jones Webinar

Posted on November 9, 2005 by John Hunter

The Lean Enterprise Institute is offering a free 1 hour webinar with James Womack and Dan Jones on November 15th at 2 PM (US Eastern Time). Jim will deconstruct this broken consumer-provider-manufacturer model and show how to repair it using … Continue reading →

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Eight Essential Tools for Six Sigma

Posted on November 8, 2005 by John Hunter

Eight Essential Tools (link broken, so I removed the link) by Ron Snee, Quality Progress: In my experience, eight tools are used most frequently in Six Sigma projects – all eight use statistical thinking and methods. The tools are: process … Continue reading →

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Lean Hospitals

Posted on November 7, 2005 by John Hunter

Hospitals Turning Into Lean Machines by Megan Myers (broken link removed): The push toward adopting more efficient strategies in health care largely stems from a crucial need to reduce health care costs. In 2002, health care expenditures in the United … Continue reading →

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Communication Failures Impact Quality

Posted on November 7, 2005 by John Hunter

Outsourcing Communication Impacts Quality [the broken link was removed] by Kevin Meyer: She immediately knew what I was talking about, and said that it has been a problem for about six months. The margin at the bottom of the statement … Continue reading →

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Lean Manufacturing: The 3rd Generation

Posted on November 7, 2005 by John Hunter

Lean Manufacturing: The 3rd Generation by David Drickhamer: A Toyota executive recently attributed the company’s long-term success to “brilliant process management.” Such processes are everywhere in business, including office and administrative work, areas where Toyota itself is working on how … Continue reading →

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Lean Manufacturing in Forest Products

Posted on November 5, 2005 by John Hunter

Lean Manufacturing – An Idea Whose Time is Coming to Forest Products? by Thomas G. Dolan In fact, while many understand the basic concepts and have tried various implementations as quick fixes to problems, most miss its full and lasting … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jim Womack

Posted on November 4, 2005 by John Hunter

Q&A With Jim Womack by Mark Graban: The whole idea of lean solutions is to start with today’s customer in today’s circumstances and ask what the customer really wants. When we do this, the first thing to note is that … Continue reading →

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Dell’s Supply Chain

Posted on November 3, 2005 by John Hunter

Two articles on Dell’s supply chain. Living in Dell Time by Joshua Lutz: The aftershocks of the port closings reverberated for weeks. Many companies began to question the wisdom of running so lean in an uncertain world, and demand for … Continue reading →

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