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Quick Changeover
2008-02-08 15:54:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/quick-changeover/. Share This More About: Quick
Praying for productivity in America
2008-02-08 06:53:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/praying-for-product ivity-in-america/. Image by by Pål Berge Does your job seem pointless? Are problems at home draining your zest for work? Is your boss a blithering idiot? Then why not consult the company chaplain. Corporate chaplains are a booming business in America , working everywhere from giant multinationals ... More About: Productivity
The Britney economy is still thriving
2008-02-07 03:38:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/the-britney-economy -is-still-thriving/.[Link] Image by Random J To the casual observer the life of Britney Spears looks like a tram wreck and that’s no doubt true on a personal level. In business terms, however, the troubled singer is at the centre of a thriving ... More About: Economy
Don?t blame the boss for losing ?4.9bn
2008-02-05 09:03:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/dont-blame-the-boss -for-losing-e49bn/. Image by yomanimus How did a rogue trader manage to rack up losses of ?4.9bn without his company noticing? It’s an astonishing sum but the bosses of Societe Generale are far from unique in not knowing everything that goes ... More About: Boss , The Boss , Blame
American Prometheus: the Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2008-02-04 09:47:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/american-prometheus -the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-j-robert-oppe nheimer/. Image by Global Jet - GO GIANTS!! American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. “God knows I’m not the simplest person,” the American physicist Isidor Rabi once observed. “But compared to Oppenheimer, I’m very, very simple.” J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the seminal figures of 20th century America whose very complexities summed up the political and ethical dilemmas of his country. He was the ‘father of the atomic bomb, whose opposition to America’s nuclear policy helped trigger his spectacular downfall; one of the great theoretical physicists who revelled in the mysticism of the Hindu scriptures; a communist fellow traveller and unswerving American patriot; a man who calculated how best to destro...
Free lean & six-sigma resources
2008-02-03 18:55:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/free-six-sigma-stat istics-resources/. Carnegie Mellon University is offering an on-line Open and Free Minitab or Excel statistics course comparable to the full semester course. Access includes the complete on-line course including all expository text, simulations, case studies, comprehension tests, interactive learning exercises and StatTutor. The course covers the topics of Exploratory Data Analysis, Producing Data and Study Design, Probability and Statistical Inference. However, the Open & Free versions of the online course do NOT include access to the end-of-module graded exams or to the course instructor. No credit is awarded for completing the Open & Free Version of the course. The course itself is fantastic and I thoroughly recommend it to all budding Six Sigma enthusiasts. Elsewhere Dartmouth University is offering a free pdf book which presents a thorough... More About: Resources , Lean , Six Sigma
James Bond and six-sigma
2008-02-02 06:52:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/james-bond-and-six- sigma/. Image by Thiru Murugan In a Six Sigma project, once the required data has been collected, the next step is to make conclusions about certain parameters of the population using the sample data collected. To ensure that the right ... More About: James Bond , Bond , Six Sigma , James
Ethel Merman sings about lean!
2008-01-31 18:51:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/ethel-merman-sings- about-lean/. What would you rather listen to Ethel Merman sings disco or a great Lean podcast? Well, a Lean podcast I assume? If so head on over to Lean Blog to hear their podcasts, in this one there’s an interview with ... More About: Sings
Big Brother is your new workmate
2008-01-30 06:46:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/big-brother-is-your -new-workmate/. Image by by nolifebeforecoffee Microsoft is reported to have developed Big Brother -style software capable of remotely monitoring a worker’s productivity, physical well-being and confidence. It sounds a dramatic development but it’s no more than many British workers already experience. More than ...
TQM and six-sigma
2008-01-30 01:53:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/tqm-and-six-sigma/. Image by Alex Osterwalder Deming and Taguchi emphasize the statistical aspects of quality; Deming, Crosby, and Juran focus on management?s role in the improvement process; Conway relentlessly drives home the need to eliminate waste wherever it can be found; Shingo preaches ... More About: Sigma , Six Sigma
We?re slaves to a culture of sneering service
2008-01-28 13:51:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/were-slaves-to-a-cu lture-of-sneering-service/. Image by 0595 The only thing worse than the abysmal quality of customer service in Britain is our refusal to complain about it. We obsessively stew over every sneering shop assistant, every useless malfunctioning gadget, every missed delivery, but we never do ... More About: Culture , Service , Slaves
Secrets of innovative lean six-sigma
2008-01-28 01:51:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/secrets-of-innovati ve-lean-six-sigma/. (How about this for an innovate way to load-up a truck?) Anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis knows how sick I am when I hear that innovation and six-sigma can’t be mutually beneficial. This is simply not true. I ... More About: Blogroll , Lean , Secrets , Sigma , Six Sigma
Philanthropy: an opportunity for everyone
2008-01-26 13:51:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/philanthropy-an-opp ortunity-for-everyone/. Image by AMagill Some see philanthropy as the new toy in the sandbox of the super-rich. They shouldn’t be so cynical. What most of Britain’s new philanthropists have in common is a desire to make a difference, combined with an economic savvy gained ... More About: Opportunity , Philanthropy
It?s not enough just to talk green
2008-01-25 06:59:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/its-not-enough-just -to-talk-green/. Image by vinodvv aka vcube Wouldn’t it be a good idea if companies were forced to take back and recycle the goods they sell or manufacture. The huge reprocessing costs would encourage them to produce goods with a longer life span, ... More About: Green , Talk
The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 70 Tools for
2008-01-24 18:40:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/the-lean-six-sigma- pocket-toolbook-a-quick-reference-guide-t o-70-tools-for-improving-quality-speed/. The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 70 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed Bestselling “Lean Six Sigma” author Michael George provides the first pocket guide for deployers of “Lean Six Sigma”. The “Lean Six Sigma Pocket ...
Mao and the art of management
2008-01-23 06:40:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/mao-and-the-art-of- management/. Image by by roger jones Chairman Mao’s botched economic policies may have been responsible for some 70 million deaths, but he retains a symbolic hold over the Chinese economy. His portrait is emblazoned all over the currency, while his ... More About: Management
10 Six-Sigma Tools to Master
2008-01-22 20:31:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/10-basic-tools-to-m aster-while-on-a-six-sigma-team/. Image by: by geishaboy500 Every Six Sigma project team utilizes a series of tools in their work to improve sigma performance. However, not all of the tools are complex. To make Six Sigma a success in your organization, it must ... More About: Tools , Master , Aster
Are the greens are creepy hypocrites?
2008-01-21 08:30:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/are-the-greens-are- creepy-hypocrites/. Image by by woodleywonderworks It sometimes seems as if a form of mental illness has gripped the green lobby. Consider the recent climate conference in Bali, during which Al Gore publicly denounced the US as the mam roadblock to ... More About: Greens , The Greens , Creepy , Hypocrites
Total recall
2008-01-20 08:56:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/total-recall/. treehugger reports that: China was held accountable for 65 percent of all the recalled products in this US this year, with lead being named as a recurring cause among the recalls. Some say that when a country has 800 million ... More About: Blogroll , Recall , Total , Total Recall
X-treme standardized work
2008-01-18 20:54:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/x-treme-standardize d-work/. Standardized Work : The Toyota Production System organizes all jobs around human motion and creates an efficient production sequence without any “Muda.” Work organized in such a way is called standardized work. It consists of three elements: Takt-Time, Working Sequence, ...
Six Sigma and Performance Goals
2008-01-17 08:54:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/six-sigma-and-perfo rmance-goals/. Six Sigma sets a performance goal for everyone. In a company of any size?let alone a multi-billion-dollar global corporation?getting everyone working in the same direction and focusing on a common goal is pretty tough. Each function, business unit, and individual has ... More About: Performance , Goals , Six Sigma
Follow the line
2008-01-15 20:51:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/follow-the-line/. I live fairly close to Nissan?s Sunderland Plant and I read that it has been chosen by its parent company in Japan to be one of only two global training centres for manufacturing excellence. Production supervisors from Nissan facilities across ... More About: Line
By their HQ shall you know them
2008-01-14 08:49:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/by-their-hq-shall-y ou-know-them/. Image by by slavin fpo One thing you cannot accuse Tesco of is hubris. The supermarket giant’s head office - located in a horrible hut in Cheshunt - speaks volumes for the fact that it really lives its low-cost principles. It ...
Eliminate all waste ? live in it!
2008-01-13 20:51:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/eliminate-all-waste -live-in-it/. Shigeo Shingo once said, “The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.” Well it’s pretty easy to spot this waste, it’s empty soda tins - made into a house! The question is did the guy who ... More About: Blogroll , Live , Waste
Sometimes it?s wise to follow the crowd
2008-01-12 08:49:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/sometimes-its-wise- to-follow-the-crowd/. Image by by wili_hybrid If you want to know who will win the next presidential election don’t ask a pundit. Instead look at the political betting website www.intrade.com. It has an unrivalled record: in the last election it correctly called ... More About: The Crowd , Wise , Crowd , The Crow
BlackBerrys are bad for the soul
2008-01-11 08:49:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/blackberrys-are-bad -for-the-soul/. Image by jurvetson Users boast that once you have a Black Berry, no time is dead time. Ten minutes waiting for a train are no longer lost, but used to plough through the email backload. The BlackBerry is such a ... More About: Soul
Plug into 9-sigma
2008-01-10 21:35:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/plug-into-9-sigma/. Image by by Gaetan Lee Attaining six-sigma is hard, so why bother? You may as well attain nine-sigma by: sending a request out to its network of 1.5 million experts (who are free to forward the request to still ... More About: Sigma , Plug
Innovative process mapping
2008-01-09 09:30:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/innovative-process- mapping/.[link] Process mapping is a technique for making work visible. A process map shows who is doing what, with whom, when and for how long. It also shows decisions that are made, the sequence of events and any wait times or ... More About: Innovative , Mapping
Six Sigma, Lean or TOC: What?s the Difference?
2008-01-08 20:20:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/six-sigma-lean-or-t oc-what%e2%80%99s-the-difference/. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Six Sigma , Lean or the Theory of Constraints (TOC)? Will all of these work in any situation? Or, are there specific situations that are better suited for a particular approach? ... More About: Six Sigma , Difference , Diff
Dramatic example of flow
More articles from this author:2008-01-07 08:20:00 Copyright © learnsigma 2008 . This article may be out-of-date; visit the latest version at http://learnsigma.com/dramatic-example-of -flow/.We all know that the foundation of lean is creating flow, which as a result will eliminate waste. Here’s a dramatic example of flow in action: Share This More About: Flow 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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