- Lean Principles
Lean thinking is driven by 5 key lean principles: value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection with lean tools and techniques to eliminate waste...
- History of Lean Manufacturing
Lean manufacturing or lean production manufacturers like Toyota Motor developed a disciplined, process-focused production system to minimise resources that added no value to a product...
- Overview of Lean Tools
Article on lean concepts, tools and techniques such as lead time reduction, 5s, visual management, spaghetti diagram, layout planning, poke yoke (mistake proofing), quick changeover (smed), kanban (pull) systems, lean production planning, production leveling (heijunka), total productive maintenance (tpm), lean for office and administration, lean supply chain, kaizen event, value stream mapping (vsm), a3 report...
- Cell Concept for Lean Systems
Creating cells is one approach that helps build a variety of products with as little waste as possible. Equipment and workstations are arranged in a sequence that supports a smooth flow of materials, components or work through the process, with minimal transport or waiting. Two important goals; one-piece flow and high-variety operations...
- Lean Business Processes
Lean Front Office is the term used to describe the elimination of costly waste in the office and administrative environment. The same set of Lean tools used on the shop floor can be applied to the front office. The principles of value identification, waste elimination, and problem solving - all the Lean principles - can be similarly applied to office functions...
- Lean Healthcare
Lean Healthcare can rapidly improve patient wait times, speed of test results, and create end-to-end process flow using proven Lean techniques and methodologies. It is all about results - servicing the patient better, faster, at less cost and being able to do more with less...
- Lean and Waste
The aim of Lean Manufacturing is the elimination of waste in every area including customer relations, product design, supplier networks, and factory management. Essentially, a "waste" is anything that the customer is not willing to pay for...
- Keys to Lean Success
Article on how to implement lean effectively. The tips are applicable to manufacturing, service and public sectors.Some useful considerations for successful Lean implementation...
- Lean and Six Sigma
Article on combining lean and six sigma to identify and eliminate waste, and concurrently reduce costs by control variability of the process and thus improve predictability of capabilities...
- Glossary of Lean Terms
Article on glossary of lean manufacturing terms such as 3 p, Kaikaku, Heijunka, error proofing, kanban, muda, pull production, standard work, takt time, value stream mapping...
- What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is a rigorous and disciplined methodology that uses data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance by identifying and eliminating "defects" in manufacturing and service-related processes. The goal of six sigma is to increase profits by eliminating variability, defects and waste that undermine customer loyalty,...
- Brief History of Six Sigma
Article on six sigma history from carl frederick gauss to bob galvin of motorola to larry bossidy of allied signal (now Honeywell), and jack Welch of general electric...
- Six Sigma Methodology
Article on six aigma DMAIC( Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) and DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyse, Design, Verify) methodology ...
- DMAIC or DMADV - Which Methodology to Use?
DMAIC methodology is useful in improving an existing product or process to reduce defects, while the DMADV methodology is useful to create a new product or process design, or to optimize an existing product or process...
- Six Sigma Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts
articles on the roles, responsiblities and skills of six sigma green belt, six sigma black belt and six sigma master black belt...
- Keys to Six Sigma Success
Article on Six Sigma key success factors: executive engagement, communications and projects, linkage of Six Sigma to corporate strategies, linkage of Six Sigma projects to critical business and customer needs, select projects with significant savings & achievable...
- Glossary of Six Sigma Terms
Definition of sipoc, voice of customer, voc, project charter, dfss, dmaic, kano analysis, raci matrix, roi, return on investment, ctq, critical to quality, root cause analysis...
- Introduction to Hoshin Kanri
Article on hoshin kanri, a systems approach to the management of change in critical business processes by planning, implementation, and review process to helpp improve performance of business systems...
- Origins of Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin Kanri means management and control of the organisation's direction needle or focus. Companies like Hewlett-Packard, Procter & Gamble, Florida Power & Light, Intel, and Xerox began to implement their own versions of Hoshin Kanri...
- Purpose of Hoshin Kanri
The purpose of Hoshin Kanri is to deploy policies and targets by translating into policies, targets and actions for the next level down...
- Benefits of Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin Kanri focuses the entire organization on the vital few, rather than the trivial many. Emphasis on a thorough analysis and understanding of problems which occurred during the previous cycle of planning/deployment - this helps to ensure that new goals are based upon a sound understanding of the organisation's current capabilities and opportunities for improvement
- Hoshin Kanri and Total Quality Management
Hoshin Kanri can be thought of as the application of the Total Quality Management (TQM) PDCA (Deming) cycle to the management process. The unique nature of Hoshin Kanri lies in a Total Quality Management-based form of strategic management where the PDCA (Deming) cycle is applied...
- Hoshin Kanri and the Balanced Scorecard
The aricle compare the similarities and differences between hoshin kanri and the balanced scorecard. The Balanced Scorecard is an alternative approach to Hoshin Kanri. It is an allied method of goal deployment that was developed originally from Hoshin Kanri ideas at Hewlett-Packard in the United States...
- What is Balanced Scorecard?
The artcle discuss the four perspectives of balanced scorecard: Financial, Customer, Internal Business Processes, and Learning and Growth. Balanced scorecard indicators are maintained to measure an organisation's progress toward achieving its vision; other indicators are maintained to measure the long term drivers of success...
- History of Balanced Scorecard
Article on how david norton and robert kaplan developed balanced scorecard.The findings of the study group were summarized in an article, "The Balanced Scorecard-Measures That Drive Performance," Harvard Business Review (January-February 1992)...
- Four Perspectives of Balanced Scorecard
Article on 4 perspectives of balanced scorecard : learning and growth, business process, customer, financial. The balanced scorecard suggests that we view the organisation from 4 perspectives, and to develop metrics, collect data and analyse it relative to each of these perspectives..
- Benefits of Balanced Scorecard
One of the key benefits of balanced scorecard is that it facilitates communication and understanding of business goals and strategies at all levels of an organisation...
- Introduction to TRIZ
The underlying concept of TRIZ is that innovation and creativity can result from logical processes through a systematic approach, hence anyone can be innovative and creative...
- Applications and Benefits of TRIZ
TRIZ is a systematic innovation methodology which is use to improve products, services, and systems and can generate more solutions of a higher quality in less time...
- TRIZ Contradiction Table
Free download of triz theory of inventory problem solving contradiction tabledeveloped by Genrich Altshuller...
- TRIZ 40 Inventive Principles
A listing of Theory of Inventory Problem Solving (TRIZ) 40 Inventive Principles...
- TRIZ 39 Parameters of Contradiction
An explanation of the 39 engineering parameters of the contradiction table (matrix)...
- Overview of an Integrated Management Systems
An integrated management system is a management system which integrates all components of a business into one coherent system so as to enable the achievement of its purpose and mission...
- Overview of ISO 9000 QMS
ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems which includes : ISO 9000:2008, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 9004:2008...
- History and Evolution of ISO 9000
Article on the history and evolution of ISO 9000 from BS 5750 to ISO 9000: 1987, ISO 9000:1994, ISO 9000:2000 up toISO 9000:2008
- Benefits of ISO 9000
ISO 9000 improves business, have a positive effect on investment, market share, sales growth, sales margins, competitive advantage, and avoid litigation...
- Overview of ISO 9001:2008
This article provides an overview of the newly published ISO 9001:2008 standard. It provides tips and strategies for effective ISO 9001:2008 implementation…
- ISO 9001:2008 Documentation Requirements
This article provides useful guidelines on the documentation requirements of ISO 9001:2008. ISO 9001:2008 was officially published on 14 November 2008….
- ISO 9001:2008 Record Requirements
This article provides the list of records required by ISO 9001:2008. ISO 9001:2008 was officially published on 14 November 2008….
- Overview of ISO/TS 16949
The core tools of ISO/TS 16949:2002 includes Advanced Quality Planning (APQP), Part Approval Process (PPAP), Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), FMEA and SPC...
- History and Evolution of ISO/TS 16949
This article summarized the history and evolution of ISO/TS 16949 from QS 9000 to ISO/TS 16949:1999 to ISO/TS 16949:2002...
- Benefits of ISO/TS 16949
ISO/TS 16949:2002 ensures a global quality system approach in the automotive supply chain for supplier/subcontractor development...
- Overview of ISO 14000
The main standards in the ISO 14000 family are:ISO 14001:2004, ISO 14004:2004, ISO 14015:2001, ISO 14031:1999, ISO/TR 14032:1999, ISO 14064-1:2006, ISO 14064-2:2006, ISO 14064-3:2006...
- History and Evolution of ISO 14000
ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14004:2004 standards brought great improvement from the ISO 14000:1996, with ease of understanding, clearer requirement intent, an emphasis on compliance, and compatibility with ISO 9000:2000...
- Benefits of ISO 14000
Key benefits of ISO 14000 includes process cost savings by reduction of material and energy input, satisfying customer/ investor / shareholder criteria, reduce liability and risk...
- The Eight Attributes of Management Excellence
Article on the eight attributes of management excellence as described by Tom Peters and Bob Waterman in their management classic "In Search of Excellence"...
- What is Change Management?
Change management is about people because implementing new procedures, technologies, and overcoming resistance to change are all about people...
- Change Management - The Eight Stage Change Process
Article on John P Kotter's Eight Stage Change Process...
- Why Organisational Change Efforts Fail
Article on the 8 errors common to organisational change efforts according to John P Kotter professor of leadership at the harvard business school...
- Critical Success Factors for Change Management
This change management article provides critical success factors of change management in organisations who radically transform themselves...
- Management's Role in Change Management
Change Management programme must be implemented, disseminated throughout the organisation, monitored for effectiveness, and adjusted where necessary...
