Monthly Archives: February 2007

2007 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing

Posted on February 13, 2007 by John Hunter

Since I don’t see a the full press release on the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing site, I include it below. Related: 2006 Shingo Prize – 2006 Deming Prize – The Best Factory in the World 2007 Winners are: … Continue reading →

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Illusions – Optical and Other

Posted on February 12, 2007 by John Hunter

If the output for working for the year is a square. And the job is to produce dark squares who do you pay more A or B? Of course it is a trick question, the squares are the same color. … Continue reading →

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Lean Six Sigma Efforts

Posted on February 10, 2007 by John Hunter

Lean/Six Sigma: The quest for efficiency in manufacturing [the broken link was removed]: After years of working with lean and Six Sigma principles, many companies realize that, to continue improving, they need to get suppliers and even customers involved — … Continue reading →

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Hospital Reform – IHI on CBS

Posted on February 9, 2007 by John Hunter

via: Safety and Quality In Health Care and Construction [the broken link was removed], One Doctor’s Crusade For Hospital Reform: Berwick estimates that for every 100 patients admitted to hospitals, there are 40 to 50 incidents in which patients are … Continue reading →

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Ackoff’s New Book: Management f-Laws

Posted on February 9, 2007 by John Hunter

Russell Ackoff is in London promoting his new book: Management f-Laws (see previous post: Ackoff’s F-laws: Common Sins of Management). A BBC article captures some of some of the great ideas from one of his talks (more articles… by Ackoff). … Continue reading →

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3M CEO on Six Sigma

Posted on February 8, 2007 by John Hunter

3M in building spree to end capacity constraints 3M should complete the first of an 18-factory build-out in the third quarter, said its chief executive late Tuesday, as it makes up for years of underinvestment on the factory floor – … Continue reading →

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Don’t ask employees to be passionate about the company!

Posted on February 7, 2007 by John Hunter

Don’t ask employees to be passionate about the company! People ask me, “How can I get our employees to be passionate about the company?” Wrong question. Passion for our employer, manager, current job? Irrelevant. Passion for our profession and the … Continue reading →

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Compensation at Whole Foods

Posted on February 6, 2007 by John Hunter

Compensation at Whole Foods Market [the link that Whole Foods broke was removed] Most large companies also pay their executives large amounts of stock options in addition to large salaries and cash bonuses. However, this is not the case at … Continue reading →

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Short Video on TPS History

Posted on February 5, 2007 by John Hunter

Short video on TPS History from the Art of Lean web site. The video discusses Toyota history and topics including: Jidoka, Just in Time… Related: Toyota Production System posts – manufacturing posts – management webcasts

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Motivating People to Change

Posted on February 4, 2007 by John Hunter

Don’t miss a nice series of posts by Jon Miller: How to Motivate People to Change – part 1, part 2, part 3. [links broken, so removed 🙁 ] Success may come in the short term when motivation is through … Continue reading →

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