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The Hare and the Tortoise

22 November, 2011 by James Lawther 5 Comments

Continuous Improvement the tortoise and the hare

I read my children a story last night.  It was all about a hare and a tortoise and a race It was a silly story The hare is strong and bold The hare is strategic, he thinks big The hare invests in building the right capabilities The hare is confident in his own abilities The […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: continuous improvement, focus, purpose, strategy

Dangerous Steps and Statistical Process Control

19 November, 2011 by James Lawther 4 Comments

six sigma normal distribution curve

I wrote about process noise and variation, about the way random noise in a system can make it look as if results have changed, when the truth is that the system hasn’t altered at all. This is all very clever, it is interesting to know that the system hasn’t changed but it doesn’t answer the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: process control, process noise, six sigma, statistical process control

What Happened to Sears Quality and Service?

15 November, 2011 by Jim Reardan 1 Comment

Washing Machine Battlefield

As a Baby Boomer, I grew up in a generation where the Sears brand name stood for quality, integrity, reliability, and superior customer service.  Among the many products Sears sold, its Kenmore appliances have long enjoyed a solid reputation.  I remember how happy my Mom was the day my Dad bought her her first Kenmore […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: customer focus, service differentiation, strategy

Obvious With Hindsight

12 November, 2011 by James Lawther 1 Comment

Thanksgiving

A rather unhelpful phrase It implies that you are pointing out the obvious But sometimes the obvious is really worth pointing out Sometimes the obvious is only obvious once it has been pointed out Here is an example for you… The graph shows the number of Google searches for the term “bread” A dip in […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: data presentation, six sigma, time series plot, trend analysis, visual management

The Office Tour

8 November, 2011 by James Lawther 2 Comments

Office Tour

Whenever I visit somewhere new I am always given a tour of the offices.  I am not entirely sure why.  I have been in offices in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Swansea and they all look the same. More to the point I have been to Bangalore, Washington, Rotterdam and Sydney and to be honest they […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement, Tools & Techniques Tagged With: key performance indicators, manufacturing, office productivity, visual management

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