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Total Productive Maintenance: 8 Steps to Better Equipment Reliability, More Capacity & Sustained Improvement
ByXONITEK July 1, 2013December 30, 2020
You’ve launched your continuous improvement (CI) initiative. Product lines have replaced process villages. There’s more floor space. Supervisors and executives are closer to the gemba after experiencing 5S, visual factory and Managing for Daily Improvement. Standard work has made abnormalities more visible, and Six Sigma methodology has corrected problems that have plagued the operation for…
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Building a Business Excellence Program in Multi-Nationals
ByXONITEK June 3, 2013January 6, 2020
I see many questions asked regarding the development of a BE /OE/CI/LSS (Business Excellence Operational Excellence/Continuous Improvement/Lean Six Sigma) program. There is no right or wrong answer since every business is different. However, I wanted to share my experience, thoughts and some options as it relates to multi-national organizations. Hopefully you will find them useful….
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3 Mistakes Change Leaders Make; Plus Essential Strategies to Avoid Them
ByXONITEK April 30, 2013December 30, 2020
Mistake 1: Leaders fail to prepare themselves for change I bet there’s not one person reading this article who is not experiencing some kind of change, whether in your work or personal life. Regardless of the type of change, you’re often in the position of leading others through the change. Your role involves helping others…
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Case in Point: Avoiding Martial-arts Moves by ‘pulling the Andon cord’
ByXONITEK April 30, 2013January 6, 2020
The Big Idea How can executives (or any of us, for that matter) use what we know about process improvement to engage and motivate the people in our lives? Which touch points for intervention are most effective? How can we measure success? Rachel’s approach to identifying defects in the way her family operates and harnessing…
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ERP Optimization for Lean Excellence
ByXONITEK February 26, 2013January 6, 2020
Companies today must do business in a fiercely competitive global environment. In order to be a significant player in this arena, organizations must employ new technologies and techniques at a velocity that may challenge the very fiber of a company. They will be required to establish seamless integration from their customers, internally into manufacturing and…
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