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- Lean Six Sigma Makes a Comeback and Finds Favor in the Service Sector
Ron Wince, January, 2010
For over four decades business leaders have been looking for the holy grail for improving business processes. During that time they have been besieged by business schools, consulting firms and improvement experts replete with business management systems, methods and technology solutions. Thus far, the quest for an approach that always works has been fruitless and leaders restlessly continue to search for that elusive secret sauce.
- TBM Whitepaper - Using Value Innovation to Identify and Capture New Growth Opportunities
Gary Hourselt, June 2009
In this paper, TBM Value Innovation practice leader, Gary Hourselt elaborates on what it means to be market-driven and introduces concepts and tools that can help companies identify and capture meaningful growth opportunities through new product development, voice of customer and value innovation...- TBM Whitepaper - Small Improvements in Raw-Material Yield Make Big Improvements to Bottom-line Profitability
Jonathan Chong, February 2009
In a continuous process manufacturing facility, nearly 80 percent of downtime on high-speed packaging lines comes from minor stoppages which are generally caused by inconsistency of physical characteristics in the products being produced on the line. These minor stoppages can significantly affect product quality and negatively affect profit margin. By effectively following the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) process and Six Sigma tools, manufacturers can satisfy customers’ quality standards while boosting profitability targets with improved raw material utilization. In his article, Chong, advocates the use of both lean and six sigma tools to expedite the “define and measure” phase into one short week of focused activity. Learn about Chong’s approach and see how several companies are using the DMAIC process to take thousands of dollars back to the bottom line…- Artigo TBM - Policy Deployment - Decifrando o Código: Como fazer o Policy Deployment Trabalhar para sua Empresa
Gary Hourselt, Sheri Nemeth, Mike Heath e Mark Kohler, Novembro 2008
Policy deployment é uma ferramenta de execução para a conexão das atividades de gerenciamento diário para o atingimento dos objetivos estratégicos. Este artigo do TBM Consulting Group revisa as melhores práticas e os fatores de sucesso ocultos que podem fazer o policy deployment funcionar em qualquer organização ...
