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SCOR , Lean and Six Sigma Integrating approach

maddy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:40:16 +0000

If we take a close look at the strengths and weaknesses of SCOR, It quickly becomes clear that SCOR methodology fills a major need in a Lean and Six Sigma program – identification, prioritization and strategic alignment of project opportunities with the capability to execute them. Read more to know why?

Create a Lean, Mean Machine!

maddy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:40:13 +0000

This article highlights the benefits of adopting a Lean strategy, and why it is so important in today's business world. 1) Today's competitive, rapidly changing and customer focused global economy has led to renewed interest in lean. 2) Lean's elimination of waste and variation makes organizations more competitive, agile and responsive to markets. 3) Planning and implementation management are keys to getting the most bang for lean's buck. Read more...

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Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System

maddy — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:56:12 +0000

Published in the Harvard Business Review, this excellent article examines Toyota's outstanding system of standard work and how they used this system to improve productivity and drive defects from their production process. Read more on Toyota Production System...

Japan’s Just-in-Time Clothes

maddy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:09:25 +0000

Uniqlo, which is Japan’s largest clothing retailer, is on a tear — and HeatTech is a great example of why. With the company’s bold innovative efforts, meticulous inventory control and flexible manufacturing model, Uniqlo operates more like Toyota than it does a fashion emporium. So in true Japanese manufacturing tradition, Uniqlo doesn’t just make affordable clothes — it makes them better. Read more....

Business Process Reengineering: Is it really difficult to implement?

maddy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:45:53 +0000

Article introduces the Business Process Re-engineering, based on extensive references to the book "Reengineering the Corporation" by Hammer and Champy. It will draw out some questions about the absolute benefits of reengineering. At the end, the enabling role of information technology will be discussed. The reengineering profoundly changes all aspects of business and people. Part of the organisation is easy to change by reinventing a way to work. However, the other part, people, is very difficult to change. In particular, it requires not only jobs and skills change but also people's styles - the ways in which they think and behave - and their attitudes - what they believe is important about their work. These are indispensable factors to determine whether reengineering succeeds or not. Leaders must help people to cope with these changes. Read More...

Strategic Management: A Case study of Walmart Inc

maddy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:36:08 +0000

In any organization, strategy management is the key to its success. There are many theories based on this assumption that without a proper strategy and planning, it is difficult for any industry to survive irrespective of its size. It is necessary to understand here that all the major corporate organizations have established themselves, thanks to superior strategic planning and implementation. The retail industry is making news everywhere with not only the traditional industries increasing their outlets but some major corporate industries also intruding into this industry like Fresh @ Reliance of Reliance Industries, More of Aditya Birla Group in India. Wal-Mart, a US based retail industry, which is known as the giant in the retail industry has survived and is still the huge enterprise in the world which deals with almost all the F&B products, apparels, etc. Read more to know how they do it...

John Deere : A Benchmarking Success Supply Chain Performance Case Study

Kavi — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:09:32 +0000

Business boomed for John Deere Limited (JDL) during the 1990s, prompting a significant overhaul of its supply chain facilities, systems and processes. Participating in the Victorian Government’s Benchmarking Supply Chain Performance helped the company measure the success of its improvements and identify the way forward. The benchmarking study was performed by Benchmarking Success as the sole provider of benchmarking services for this program...click here to read ahead