To remain competitive in the market requires management to take an active role in recognizing and acknowledging that the business environment is changing daily. As Sullivan and Harper (1996) explain, “Today, we face fundamental shifts in technology, markets, human resource development, global distribution, information management, government intervention, and other critical dimensions of the strategic environments in…
While it may be sad to see them go, the days of top down driven Lean Six Sigma or Operational Excellence efforts are long gone. Fading from memory are those leaders of the methodology – Bossidy, Welch, Hammer and Champy, wielding recommendations of “cascading the commitment” to the cause of Quality. Our existing leadership just doesn’t have…
”We started our Lean journey at Ford Motor Company in 1983. Inspired and impressed by the success in gaining market share achieved by the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota we went to Japan to study their means and methods, and we came back with the right recipe. With this is at hand we implemented all the good things we have…
5 Key Area’s • Using Lean concepts to bring operational efficiencies to the business in a short time-frame • Focusing effort on areas that are perceived to have high fixed costs • Maximizing the value from existing processes before re-engineering • Measuring process capacity and identifying waste • Providing leaders with the…
Professional Continuing Education Course “Applying Lean to Service Industries” Broome Community College Downtown Campus Binghamton, New York Saturday, November 10, 2007 (9am-4pm) Joseph F. Paris, Jr., President of XONITEK Corporation, presents the theory and concepts behind Lean Enterprise, a potent business management methodology that is being embraced by organizations the world over to reap benefits…
