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6 key six sigma black-belt skills
2007-12-06 07:59:00 When you decide to implement Six Sigma , you may start by deciding who should be trained as a Black Belt . You want to choose someone with successful Black Belt characteristics. So what are these and how do they contribute to selecting the right candidate? 1. Personal attributes Can the candidate make people understand ... More About: Skills , Six Sigma
Six Sigma Strategy
2007-12-04 19:57:00 There are eight phases involved in applying Six Sigma to achieve world class performance in a process, division or company: Recognize Define Measure Analyze Improve Control Standardize, and Integrate. Each phase is designed to ensure the methodical and disciplined application of the Strategy , the correct definition and execution of Six Sigma projects, and the incorporation of ...
Learn Lean & Six Sigma for Free! Save $$$$$
2007-12-03 10:58:00 Six Sigma and Lean can help businesses of any size, take this example: The owner of a seafood restaurant often advertises an all-you-can-eat special on crab legs. Half the time, however, he runs out of crab legs before the end of the evening. That same owner regularly throws out pounds of spoiled food. Both incidents represent ... More About: Free , Learn , Save
How to select a six-sigma black belt
2007-12-03 09:12:00 When looking at a Black Belt candidate, a holistic approach is often best. This recognizes that an individual’s diversity, not simply his or her technical skills, can help create a powerful team. Focusing on only one attribute can create an imbalance that could hinder personal development. Depending on your organization’s circumstances, you might want to ... More About: Blogroll , Sigma , Six Sigma
One Japanese innovation too far
2007-12-01 21:09:00 I’m all for Japanese innovation, but this is just horrible. Cleary it’s better for dentists to pracice on something that won’t scream out in pain, but the result is just awful. Rolling-eyes, pale skin …. scary! Share This More About: Innovation
Lean and Six Sigma are now balanced?
2007-12-01 08:59:00 As a follow-up an a recent post its now interesting to see that as far as job skills go the relationship between Six Sigma and Lean is starting to show signs of becoming a more balanced partnership according to an annual study by The Avery Point Group. Apparently: Six Sigma no longer outpaces Lean by a wide margin when it comes to desired skill sets … Demand for Lean talent has grown in the past year to almost equal that of Six Sigma. The growth in interest in Lean talent has not, however, come at the expense of Six Sigma; rather the study shows an overall increased demand for continuous improvement talent utilizing these skill sets. After reading this I thought about Principle 10 of the Toyota Way: Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company’s philosophy—Teams depend on well-trained people and part of individual development is learning to work in teams. High employee turnover is not only disruptive but ruins the sense of workplace community. Additionally...
Hondas Hydrogen Car
2007-11-30 08:10:00 From Treehugger: Interesting approach taken by Honda … California’s proposed Hydrogen Highway may still be in its infancy, but starting next year Southern Californians will be able to lease the FCX Clarity, what Honda is touting to be a full-fledged production fuel cell vehicle. The announcement came at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show , where all the big automakers have unveiled their latest eco-models, including Chevy’s new Tahoe Hybrid SUV, which just won Green Car of the Year . The Hybrid Tahoe is indicative of a general trend toward hybrid and flexfuel vehicles, and away from the greatly hyped hydrogen fuel cell car. Movies like “Who Killed the Electric Car” and negative press coverage, combined with the Big Three?s reluctance to embrace the technology, had led many to believe hydrogen was a dead end. Honda, however, has been moving forward with fuel cell technology ever since they debuted the FCX back in 2002, despite the lack of fueling ...
Kanban in action
2007-11-29 18:10:00 A nice example of kanban in action: Share This More About: Action
The core concepts of lean plus six-sigma
2007-11-27 09:33:00 Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy focusing on reduction of the seven wastes (Over-production, Waiting time, Transportation, Processing, Inventory, Motion and Scrap) in manufactured products or any type of business. By eliminating waste (muda), quality is improved, production time is reduced and cost is reduced. Lean “tools” include constant process analysis (kaizen), “pull” production ... More About: Concepts , Lean , Core , Sigma , Six Sigma
7 Deadly Sins of Six Sigma
2007-11-26 08:09:00 Does Six Sigma guarantee business success? Of course not. Like any other quality strategy, it’s not an off-the-shelf total solution it all depends upon how you implement it. With proper Black Belt training, personnel discover how all the tools of Six Sigma can be linked together for effective project resolution. However, if you view Six Sigma ... More About: Sins , Deadly
6 reasons you need six-sigma
2007-11-24 07:27:00 In the 2000 GE annual report Jack Welch wrote, “Six Sigma has galvanized our company with an intensity the likes of which I have never seen in my 40 years at GE”. However, what are the actual benefits of implementing Six Sigma ? Here are my six top reasons to go for it! 1. Changes the organizational culture from reactive problem solving to proactive problem prevention 2. Bottom line cost savings (5%-20% of turnover per annum) 3. Improved quality of product or service as perceived by the customer (internal and external customers) 4. Reduction in process cycle times 5. Development of staff skills 6. Common language throughout the organization: a data driven approach Elaborating on two important points above: Point 2 - GE’s gross annual benefit from Six Sigma could be as high as $6.6 billion, or 5.5 percent of sales, whereas AlliedSignals saved $175 million in 1995, and nearly double that in 1996. A company at a three sigma level spends 25% of its sales finances on the cost f... More About: Reasons
New Japanese Words
2007-11-23 07:27:00 There’s a lot of Japanese terms used in Lean … why? Typically, these terms are used (and misused) in order to convey broad concepts with iconic (representative) terminology. Once properly explained, the term KANBAN can be more descriptive than THOSE LITTLE CARDS WHICH HELP US CONTROL PRODUCT MOVES. However, use of these ... More About: Words
Don?t reinvent the wheel
2007-11-23 06:41:00 The Dragons Den is a typically subdued UK program. The contestants are people who have what they consider to be a viable and potentially very profitable business idea, but who lack funding. They present their business ideas to five rich entrepreneurial businesspeople, the “dragons” of the show’s title. They have, before the show, named an amount ... More About: Wheel
Chocks Away! Time for a 5-Why
2007-11-22 10:18:00 During engine testing of a new Airbus 340-600, it escaped its chocks and flew into a wall. Where the hell has the cockpit gone? A case for 5-why if ever I saw one! Share This More About: Time , Chock
Blame human error for the loss of 25 million records
2007-11-22 09:29:00 The big news story in the UK at the moment is the loss of 25 million child benefit records which include personal details including bank account information. I’m directly affected: The government has insisted the security breach followed a junior member of staff breaking the rules. The loss of the HM Revenue and Customs computer discs may ... More About: Human , Loss , Error , Million , Records
8 roles for six-sigma success
2007-11-21 10:00:00 Six-sigma sure uses some strange language to describe the roles of personnel involved in its implementation and development. So what are they and what do they do: Sponsor: Senior executive who sponsors the overall Six Sigma Initiative. Leader: Senior-level executive who is responsible for implementing Six Sigma within the business. Champion: Middle- or senior-level executive who sponsors ... More About: Success
Avoid the curse of the active banana!
2007-11-20 09:59:00 I’ve often said before that its important to buy into the philosophy behind six-sigma, TQM, Lean, etc and not just focus on the tools. This focuses the organisation on only one level of the four suggested in The Toyota Way (see the image below). By doing this you’ll avoid the, “curse of the active banana“!! Details ... More About: Banana , Curse , Active , Avoid
10 six-sigma black belt qualities that get you hired
2007-11-20 09:30:00 Perhaps you want to hire a Six Sigma Black Belt , or you may currently be a Six Sigma Black Belt and want to know what skills, responsibilities, and competencies are commonly asked for by employers when they are recruiting. Well wonder no more! A trawl through various job advertisements revealed the following top ten most ... More About: Blogroll
Bookshelf for the Six Sigma practitioner
2007-11-19 09:30:00 [link] Share This More About: Sigma , Six Sigma , Shelf , Bookshelf
ISO 9001 review
2007-11-18 17:23:00 ISO 9001 review is currently being undertaken by ISO/TC176, the umbrella ISO committee for quality management and assurance. The committee draft will be issued in anytime now with drafts for comment published in the second half of 2007 with publication of the revised standard planned for late ... More About: Review
Communication: 24 circa 1994
More articles from this author:2007-11-18 09:49:00 This is how far communication has come in the last few years …. Is it a good thing? Share This More About: Communication , Circa 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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