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Share: You’d be amazed at how often I find when out and about, that there are no standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for carrying out […]
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Share: How to solve UK Productivity Crisis? There is a lot of talks currently about productivity or rather the lack of it in the UK. […]
Read moreWhat is the difference between Six Sigma and lean?
Share: What is the difference between Six Sigma and lean? Let’s talk about Business Process Improvement (Lean/Six Sigma). Lean traditionally focuses on the elimination of […]
Read moreHow to build a high performing team?
Share: How to build a high performing team? Are These the Essential Elements for a High-performing Business Culture? This series of questions was sparked […]
Read moreHow to foster a successful Lean culture
Share: Lean culture is based on two main philosophies: Elimination of waste to maximise flow: Focus on the Value-added activity Remove as much Non-value […]
Read moreWhat are the 5Ws and H questions?
Share: Piper Alpha, an oil rig in the North Sea was destroyed in an explosion and resulting oil and gas fires over 30 years […]
Read moreValue for money (VFM)
Share: In today’s climate of austerity, most people are concerned with getting Value for Money (VFM), but what is this? This is usually in […]
Read moreDesign for Reliability
Share: Design for Reliability – the big opportunity is to perform Lean RCM at the design stage of a new plant Unlike in the aircraft industry […]
Read moreAll you need is Measurement & Understanding
Share: H. James Harrington, a renowned quality guru and author stated that “Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to […]
Read moreEmpowering Willing Workers: Great Long-term Results
Progress requires a willingness to embrace change. We all carry a certain reticence and reluctance to change, it forms part of our evolutionary make up, and its existence is responsible for the reasons that form certain judgments and stereotypes. The status quo is safe and has supported us so far, so part of us (even the most ardent change agent) will challenge change with the question: Why?
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