VA/NVA ANALYSIS – Perfect For Today’s Economy
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Posted in Lean Six Sigma | 3 Comments »Just about everyone knows that the economy is bad. Organizations are laying off employees by the tens of thousands, and realistically, most of the time this becomes just a numbers game. If we get rid of X number of people, ...
Cutting Costs in an Economic Crisis
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Lean Six Sigma | 1 Comment »This has been a dramatic and unforgettable year, a demarcation. Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, recently remarked: "this economic crisis doesn't represent a cycle. It represents a reset. It's an emotional, social, economic reset." Now, as we survey the wreckage ...
Take Project Selection in its proper context
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Lean Six Sigma | 1 Comment »By David Hampton It’s striking how much effort people go to in selecting Lean Six Sigma projects. Study your process capability… Derive projects from your strategic priorities … Find out what frustrates customers the most. They are all very good approaches, ...