by Alton Hill | Nov 4, 2025 | Administrative, Analysis & Design, Automotive, Chemical, Consulting, Consumer Goods, Engineering & Manufacturing, Financial, Healthcare, Industry, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Operations, Performance Improvement, Sustainability, Transformation, Uncategorized, White Papers
Unlock Your Business Potential The Power of DMAIC and SBTI's Training Programs Our training programs ensure that Lean Sigma Belts are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to lead high-impact projects. The DMAIC Roadmap: A Structured Approach...
by Bob Jeske | Mar 26, 2021 | Administrative, Analysis & Design, Automotive, Chemical, Consulting, Consumer Goods, Engineering & Manufacturing, Industry, Leadership, Manufacturing, Operations, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transformation
High Volume Discreet Part Manufacturer Over the previous years there were several attempts to deal with the situation. Ultimately none proved to be successful as the client was busy dealing with increased sales, new products, customers and suppliers and trying to...
by George Strodtbeck | Jan 29, 2020 | Consulting, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Transformation
By George Strodtbeck – Stop for a second and think about your last product problem; your last customer complaint; your panic because your scrap rate was consuming a large share of your profit. Did you know why? Was it a problem with the assembly line? Did you...
by George Strodtbeck | Apr 8, 2019 | Consulting, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Transformation
The following story told in this 6-part series is based on actual events observed over time. The names are fictional and the company is an amalgam. Part 1 – The Problem MJ and BB had just arrived at work as they do every morning; BB brought donuts and MJ arrived with...
by SBTI | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership, Operations, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Transformation
John Gledhill, VP of Continuous Improvement at Woodcraft, speaks about his team’s implementation of Lean principles to achieve significant productivity improvements over a six-month time period. QUESTION: Can you summarize the recent history of the Woodcraft /...
by George Strodtbeck | Feb 7, 2019 | Leadership, Performance Improvement, Transformation
Have you ever been involved in or even led a change effort and were discouraged by the lack of real change that occurred? There was no lack of energy or resources poured into the change effort. But, really, nothing changed. One likely reason is that leaders did not...
