Category Archives: Operations
The demand for surgical services is growing rapidly, especially with ambulatory and cosmetic procedures. During the last decade, the volume of ambulatory surgery in U.S. hospitals increased by 2.9 million procedures, according to data from the American Hospital Association. As [...]
Filed under Articles, Operations, Six Sigma
Tagged as 6 sigma, ambulatory surgery, American Hospital Association, bottom line, cosmetic procedures, health systems, Hospitals, improving quality, last decade, Management Article Six Sigma, operating room, Six Sigma, throughput
The true indicator of a store’s potential is accurate incoming traffic data. But opportunities to act on that data and improve performance occur before shoppers ever reach the cash register. To achieve their true sales potential, retailers must schedule to [...]
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Tagged as accurate traffic, Act, cash register, competitive edge, incoming traffic, Opportunity, scheduling tools, shopper traffic, Shoppers, traffic data, Traffic Tools, true indicator, true sales, workforce, Workforce Management
Six Sigma is a business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, USA in 1986. As of 2010, it is widely used in many sectors of industry. Wipro Technologies is a global services provider delivering technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of clients. Wipro [...]
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Tagged as business management, case study, centers of excellence, dow, driven business solutions, Global Services, implementation case studies, management strategy, Pdfs, Sectors, services provider, sigma six, sigma software, Six Sigma, six sigma dmaic, sixsigma, software development, Strategic Objectives, utexas edu, wipro technologies
Product development has never been easy, but in today’s global market, the pressures facing industrial manufacturers are even greater. With more stakeholders involved in the product development process, collaboration and communication are key to competitive advantage. Your challenge: bring all [...]
Filed under Free Cases, Innovation Management, Operations, White Papers
Tagged as cad software, Collaboration, Collaborative Product Development, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Discover, Enterprise, enterprise application, Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), enterprise software, erp software, erp system, ERP systems, global market, industrial manufacturers, industrial manufacturing, Innovation Management, innovation management, lifecycle product, product development process, product lifecycle, product lifecycle management, PTC, real time, Register, speeding time, stakeholders
This white paper highlights the important elements and key benefits of standardizing business processes and operating procedures based on uniform, organization wide technology. It also serves as a guide for engineering and construction (E&C) firms choosing the right technology to [...]
Filed under LEAN Manufacturing, White Papers
Tagged as amp, Best Practices, BPR, Business Processes, Elements, engineering & construction, Operating Procedures, oracle, organization, Performance Technology, Process management, Right Technology, standardization, whitepapers
Flow is the most effective and efficient way to produce a good or service, as those who have implemented flow have seen. However, the techniques for making value flow often run contrary to our “common sense”. For example, from an [...]
A major Fortune 100 institution adopted Iontas’ Focus software suite as part of its Six Sigma initiative to streamline front office operations for their retail customer service. Established in 6,200 retail locations and with over 50,000 workstations, this company handles [...]
Filed under Computers and IT, ERP, MIS, Operations, Retail Sector, Six Sigma
Tagged as Fortune 100, iontas, Lean, Office Operations, Operational Effectiveness, operations management, Register, Retail Customer Service, Retail Locations, retail operations, Sigma Approach, Sigma Initiative, Six Sigma, Software Suite, Workstations
Too many companies today are cost focused, so much so that they sacrifice profits to reduce costs! Other companies are revenue focused, growing the business regardless of costs! This article highlights some of the dangers companies will face if they [...]
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Tagged as Business Article, Business Book, Business Money, Eliyahu Goldratt, Eliyahu M Goldratt, goldratt, Making Money, Management Article, money, operating expenses, Profits
Ever wonder why Lean transformations always start on the shop floor, even though there is typically more waste in the office, or in product development? The short answer is that this is where the value is created. This article expands [...]
Interval is one of the most powerful concepts you can apply in a Lean transformation and it is one of the most poorly understood! Learn where this concept comes from, what it means, and how to calculate it.
Most people were [...]