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Manufacturers leverage lean transformation; employees emerge as top asset
For decades, the U.S. economy has been driven by the manufacturing industry. A perennial global leader, there never appeared to be a reason to change the ways of doing business, until now. The U.S....
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Address waste, rework, defects with 4-50 Rule
Learn the 4-50 Rule: Four percent of the steps in any process cause 50% of the waste, rework, defects, deviation and lost profit. Use Pareto charts to narrow your focus to the 4% to maximize results...
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A very good primer on Six Sigma principles
What is Six Sigma? It's a systematic way to solve problems involving defects and deviation. You only need a handful of tools to solve most problems: 1. Control charts of current performance (and to...
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Interactive boards enable lean at SCA paper plant
This video shows how a SCA paper manufacturing plant uses interactive information boards in conjunction with lean efforts.
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A. Schulman names Agnew director of continuous improvement
A. Schulman Inc. announced December 16 that it has named Greg Agnew as director of continuous improvement for the Americas, effective January 1, 2011. Agnew will be responsible for leading A....
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Eli Goldratt on Viable Vision and Theory of Constraints
Eli Goldratt, renowned author of "The Goal", explains about Viable Vision and how companies can increase their net profit.
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Biden, Commerce Secretary present Baldrige Award to five organizations
On December 16, 2010, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gary Locke presented five U.S. organizations with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's...
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EnerNOC energy management applications deployed in lean manufacturing study
EnerNOC Inc., a leading provider of energy management applications for the smart grid, announced December 17 that it is partnering with a Virginia Tech research group to monitor energy usage data...
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Background on Honeywell's Baldrige Award-winning business
What made Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC worthy of winning the Baldrige Award. Here is a synopsis from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):Type of Work:...
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Avery Dennison named as a 'Best Plant' recipient by IndustryWeek magazine
Avery Dennison’s Tijuana, Mexico manufacturing plant has been named one of the 10 best plants in North America by IndustryWeek in the magazine’s annual competition. Each year, a panel of the...
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Facilitating Six Sigma teams using motivation styles, influencing language
This video explains how to facilitate Six Sigma teams using motivation styles and influencing language.
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Mistake-proofing in Lean Six Sigma activities
This video takes a look at mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) in Lean Six Sigma.
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Six Sigma's focus on critical to quality measures
Six Sigma focuses on critical to quality (CTQ) measures of delay, defects and deviation. These are used with control charts and histograms to focus, improve and sustain improvements.
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Vice President Biden's speech at Baldrige Award ceremony
Vice President Joe Biden addresses the 2009 Recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award - the nation's highest honor for performance excellence and innovation - on December 16, 2010. He...
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Timken names Folger to lead global quality organization
The Timken Company has named Russell F. Folger as vice president for quality advancement. He assumes the leadership role formerly held by Donna J. Demerling, who retires at the end of December after a...
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What's the most important thing to achieve customer satisfaction?
Tom Peters uses the example of patient satisfaction at hospitals to highlight the importance of kindness.
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How Walt Disney balanced dreamers, realists and critics on project teams
Every Six Sigma team has a dreamer, a realist and a critic with their own motivation style and influencing language. Learn how to translate among the three to make teams successful.
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IC-TAG Solutions pursues lean manufacturing
IC-TAG is part of the 33 percent of companies that have already begun with the process of changing one's lifestyle for the safety and benefit of the environment. Lean manufacturing aligns perfectly...
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Manufacturing operations and quality at Honda in America
This video takes a look at manufacturing operations and quality at Honda's auto assembly plants in the United States.
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The 3 levels of support necessary for Lean Six Sigma team success
This video explores the three levels of sponsorship and support that Lean Six Sigma teams need to succeed.
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