4th Annual XONITEK Lean Six Sigma Symposium & Saratoga Race Course Outing
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The ‘Lean’ methodology originally applied to manufacturing and design processes, as ‘Lean manufacturing’ was championed by the pre-eminent American, Dr Edwards Deming. In the post war boom years, US industry shunned Deming’s work, so Deming transported his methods and concepts to the fledgling Japanese auto manufacturers. Deming’s early Lean methodologies focused mainly around the application…
Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, sent a shock wave across the internet and the blogosphere recently when she announced that Yahoo’s policy of allowing people to work remotely would be ended, and that remote-working employees would need to begin reporting to the office by June 2013. The debate has raged over the wisdom of the move, with a…

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Lean Enterprise and Collaborative Computing Binghamton University (Binghamton, New York) May 2, 2006 (6pm-8pm) Joseph F. Paris Jr., President of XONITEK Corporation will be a guest lecturer for Professor Mark Bentlage at Binghamton University’s Vestal Campus. The lecture will consist of a discussion as to the genesis of “Lean’ principles and their pervasive evolution throughout the entirety of…

I have met countless Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence professionals over the course of my career. And, in turn, I have become acquainted with their roles and efforts in regards to driving value to their organizations. Oftentimes, these professionals, although possessing great passion for, and pride in, the value they drive to their companies, express…
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