The bullwhip effect has long been known and repeated over and over again irrespective of the latest software and tenure in supply chain management. It may be a generational learning thing. As demand picks up, even not by a lot, customer satisfaction as measured by...
Jim Longshore and Dick Scott collaborated on this blog to provide a sample of techniques taught during the MBB curriculum. Additional information on our upcoming Master Black Belt wave can be found here. Scenario: You just finished your Design of Experiments and...
Over 32 million adults are functionally illiterate, they’re in your workforce and more are coming. Can your processes and management systems deal with this? They can when you use the Lean Management System! Lean Learning Model Standard Work, especially...
It’s clear to me when you do private equity well, you’re making companies more efficient and helping them grow and become more profitable. That success means our investors – such as public pension funds – benefit, which contributes to the economic wealth of...
Have you walked away from a Tier 1 supplier because their quality isn’t up to par? A Tier 1 supplier was under normal review for potential new business. The supplier in question was reliable, provided a good value proposition and had the capacity to accommodate...
Two companies were mature practitioners of Six Sigma. One was a supplier to the other. It was written into the suppliers contract that the supplier was expected to work on Six Sigma projects with the customer. The customer’s expectation was that...
