Is DFSS The Appropriate Response?
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in DFSS | No Comments »by David Hampton, Rath & Strong Management Consultants. Over the past week, I have been asked by three different clients whether they should use DFSS. I wonder if these conversations mean that there’s a mini-surge in interest in DFSS; when ...
The People-side of Change
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Cost Reduction | No Comments »I was back at the iQPC conference in London last week… it was a well-attended event and the quality of presenters was high. Of course, people were talking about finding faster ways to cut costs, as you would expect. But what ...
3-Point Plan for Lean Cost Reductions
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Cost Reduction | 1 Comment »By David Hampton There are plenty of examples of organisations that use rather crude methods to achieve their cost reduction but ignore the people-side of change. – Benchmarking is often seen as a quick route to cost savings: if our competitors have ...
We Fixed The Process – Now Why Won’t People Follow It?
Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in Lean Six Sigma | 1 Comment »By Mary Federico. We’ve heard it so many times: “We did a Lean Six Sigma project and now our process is in great shape. Or it would be if people would just follow it! For some reason that’s just not happening ...
Obama-Biden and Lean Manufacturing??
Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in Lean Six, Lean Six Sigma | No Comments »How will the new administration address the failing manufacturing industry in the USA? The introduction of Lean Six and Lean Six Sigma may be an answer. The Obama-Biden policy for Manufacturing is set out as follows: * Invest in our next ...