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Attention 6 Sigma, "You’re Wanted in Surgery"

maddy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:40:47 +0000

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 one of the busiest areas in a hospital, perioperative services often contribute 40 percent or more to the hospital's overall revenue. A number of hospitals and health systems are finding that Six Sigma is a useful tool for improving quality, throughput and the bottom line in the operating room. So what are the areas in surgery for which 6 sigma is being applied?

Workforce Management: “Scheduling to the Opportunity”

maddy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:40:08 +0000

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 shopper traffic. Find out how combining accurate traffic data with workforce scheduling tools can help retailers increase revenue and sharpen their competitive edge. Read more...

Case Study on Six Sigma

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39:33 +0000

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 has 40+ ‘Centers of Excellence’ that create solutions around specific needs of industries. For more information click here... www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/announce/convention/papers/Changing%20Playfield-04-Manisha%20Sharma,%20Kapil%20Pandla,%20Prasanth%20Gupta.pdf www.isixsigma.com/implementation/case-studies/six-sigma-case-study-tutorial-it-call-center-part-2/ www.isixsigma.com/new-to-six-sigma/dmaic/six-sigma-software-development-case-study/ www.miconleansixsigma.com/six-sigma-case-studies.html texasiof.ces.utexas.edu/texasshowcase/pdfs/casestudies/cs_dow_sixsigma.pdf watch?v=aNMULFcLuIM

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Expanding the Enterprise: Breaking the Barriers to Collaborative Product Development

newuser — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:40:09 +0000

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 the stakeholders in the same room—in real time. Discover how to succeed by increasing innovation and speeding time-to-market. Read more....

Winning the Performance Battle: Standardizing Best Practices with Technology

maddy — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:40:07 +0000

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 promote standardization across their organizations. Read more....

The Benefits of Flow

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:40:09 +0000

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 early age we have been taught that the best way to produce anything is in batches to gain economies of scale. Thinking in terms of processing one piece at a time can be counterintuitive for many people. Most of the examples of Flow relate to producing widgets, or some other part that is manufactured in a high volume, low variety environment. This is not the only environment in which Flow may be applied. So how we apply flow in other areas?

Six Sigma Approach to Retail Operational Effectiveness

maddy — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:40:31 +0000

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 millions of transactions daily. Read more..

Revenue versus Profit: The Business of Making Money

maddy — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:40:01 +0000

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 fail to lose sight of the goal: profit. In his great business book The Goal, Eliyahu M. Goldratt indicates that in order for companies to “make money” they must simultaneously: 1. Increase Sale Revenue 2. Decrease Operating Expenses, and 3. Improve Cashflow Why did he do that?

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Why Production Must Come First

maddy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:40:44 +0000

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 on this though and highlights other reasons that support this strategy. Over the years, organizations have applied Lean in a wide variety of industries, each requiring a slightly different application of the Lean Principles. Lean is being applied in banking, national defense contracting, shipbuilding, job shops, hospitals, and almost any other business application one can think of. Read more...

The Power of Interval

maddy — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:39:59 +0000

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 first introduced to “interval” in Learning to See by Mike Rother and John Shook (although they called it EPE, or “ever part every…”). This incredibly important Lean concept was given only one page and the explanation was vague at best. This is probably why when we teach our Value Stream Mapping workshop, the vast majority of the participants cite our workshop as their first introduction to Interval Read more....