What is the new Flexible Supply Chain?

2022-10-07T09:49:02-04:00

What's a Flexible Supply Chain? How the coronavirus outbreak has taken a toll on supply chains Compiled by Lindsay Pietenpol, assistant editor, ASQ’s Quality Progress It’s impossible to escape the news about the novel coronavirus, now known as COVID-19. The disease, which was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has quickly spread to more than 150 countries, infecting tens of thousands of people and claiming thousands of lives.1 In addition to the heavy toll on human lives, the virus also has had a huge impact on supply chains. You’ve probably experienced out-of-stock items at your local [...]

What is the new Flexible Supply Chain?2022-10-07T09:49:02-04:00

Keys to Successful Change Management

2022-10-07T09:49:26-04:00

The Critical Role of Leadership During Organizational Change: How leaders should manage change. This holds true - whether you are implementing a ISO compliant business management system, or a new software solution that affects many employees. At the top of the list always for me - is Top Management Commitment! It needs to be shown by consistent communications and by example whenever possible, at least until the change has been absorbed and stabilized within the organization. Thanks to Abhijeet Pratap on Notesmatic.com for this thoughtful piece. In the 21st century, change has become the rule of the business industry. Due to the [...]

Keys to Successful Change Management2022-10-07T09:49:26-04:00

10 Steps to Creating a Data-Driven Culture

2022-10-07T09:49:27-04:00

Sure this works for big companies – But how do you manage with data and a systems approach, while keeping the heart of a start-up? If you lead a company with less than 100 employees, PM me to learn more. Thank you to author David Waller, Harvard Business Review. Do you manage with the right information? Exploding quantities of data have the potential to fuel a new era of fact-based innovation in corporations, backing up new ideas with solid evidence. Buoyed by hopes of better satisfying customers, streamlining operations, and clarifying strategy, firms have for the past decade amassed [...]

10 Steps to Creating a Data-Driven Culture2022-10-07T09:49:27-04:00

Is Six Sigma Dead?

2022-10-07T09:49:27-04:00

Have business managers moved away from simple solutions to continuous improvement? Applying six sigma/lean tools to a small to medium sized company becomes a dauntless task if the application of the program is not fully understood.  A lot of time is wasted on trying to follow the rules for 6 sigma without thinking about them.  If a company does not have the bandwidth to use a continuous improvement process consistently, the momentum begins to disappear.  It takes practice to become proficient in applying the six sigma principles.  Business management is simple if you follow the truths spelled out in David Dibbles [...]

Is Six Sigma Dead?2022-10-07T09:49:27-04:00
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