Simplified Systematic Layout Planning
The process of arranging a work space for a factory or office is often done informally. The people working in the area […]
Category: Consulting
Cell Layout by Committee
One of my roles as sensei is to observe and critique. On Thursday I made close observation of a manufacturing cell layout […]
Little’s Law Redux
Recently I had the opportunity to sit in on a desk top simulation of a manufacturing cell design. The process is called […]
Minitab training from Value-Train
Minitab is possibly the most widely used statistical software package in the Six Sigma world. Our friend Bill Bentley has just announced […]
100 Bullshit Jobs …
Stanley Bing has done it again with his latest treatise on corporate life with 100 Bullshit Jobs…And How to Get Them. The […]
Tinker Air Force Base
Continuous process improvement is alive and well at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base. For proof, look […]
Certified Supply Chain Professional
The Certified Supply Chain Professional is the new industry certification program sponsored by the American Production and Inventory Control Society to meet […]
Kaizen isn’t an event
"Kaizen, or continuous improvement, isn’t something you do once. It’s a way of life." I said. The VP gave me a funny […]
Fast Innovation
Fast Innovation : Achieving Superior Differentiation, Speed to Market, and Increased Profitability by Michael George, James Works, and Kimberly Watson-Hemphill is a […]
Driving the Bus
A colleague of mine, Charlie Hagan, had a unique scale for assessing professional experience and competence. He would describe someone as either […]
Warehousing Maturity
Recently a supply chain executive asked me to rate his warehousing operations. "OK, on what scale?" I said, trying to be honest […]
Change, I Ching, and Six Sigma
A critical component of any successful Six Sigma project is to overcome resistance to change. The reason: without acceptance, any process improvement […]