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Bill G.

Bill

Get your free Lean Manufacturing Training e-Library

To help individuals and companies prosper in this "rapidly changing world," Business Basics, LLC developed the "Lean Manufacturing ...

posted 2 months ago

Tony C. 43 minutes ago • Edit • Hi, Bill, ... »
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Padraig F. Christine L. Tony C.
Liviu I.

Liviu

Are you up to the challenge? Use just three words for a snapshot of what you do.

posted January 11, 2011

Tony C. 43 minutes ago • Edit • Tell, Show, Involve »
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Alan D. Christine L. Tony C.
Greg H.

Greg

Are you interested in a power point presentation on Risk Management: The Future of Quality. We gave it to Portland ASQ section last...

Send your contact info to GregH@QualityPlusEngineering.com

posted 9 months ago

Prasun M. 43 minutes ago • Edit • I would like to have a copy . Could you kindly send me a copy at mahapatra.prasun@gmail.com »
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Alexey B. Dawit B. Prasun M.
马吉帝　Majdi A.

马吉帝　Majdi

What's the 9th waste?

Besides the traditional 8 wastes: Transport, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over-Processing, Over-Production, Defects, and Skills... what ...

posted 11 months ago

Susie H. 8 hours ago • Edit • I may be a bit obvious, however, I believe TIME to be the ninth waste. In any venture time is a precious commodity and delays in production, ... »
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Felix O. David B. Susie H.
Nital Z.

Nital

Why Five S implementation does not sustain? Give only one reason.

posted 2 months ago

Donald K. 7 hours ago • Edit • * is the foundation of Lean and should obviously be fully supported by everyone in an organization. So often I hear people say "we all ready ... »
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Guntar S. Helen W. Donald K.
Dhiraj B.

Dhiraj

I have 5 Lean Six Sigma White Papers available. If interested, please comment with your e-mail & which white paper(s) you're interested....

posted 10 days ago • 41 votes

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  • Cultural diversity impact on business

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Soad W. 1 hour ago • Edit • Hi can you send me copies of all white papers? thanks ... »
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Prasanna K. Jan J. Soad W.
Gabor Attila V.

Gabor Attila

How are you documenting or mapping your processes today?

posted 7 days ago • 19 votes

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  • Manually

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  • Visio or other stand-alone modeling sw

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  • We are already using a BPMS

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Gef K. 1 hour ago • Edit • Visually on a wall with post-its or paper is definately the best to start with. It should be kept updated and tweaked on the wall however we find ... »
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Helen W. Steven B. Gef K.
Vijay B.

Vijay

How is Value Stream mapping effective in the selection and prioritization of Lean Six Sigma projects? What are your thoughts and...

Please share your views and experiences.

posted 1 day ago

Jiang P. 3 hours ago • Edit • It is a good tool can make you stand in front of sand table and see clearly for whole process, also it's a process of thinking as you must know ... »
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Guoyue T. SrinivasaPhanindra V. Jiang P.
Sonya B.

Sonya

I am Green Belt Certified but want to proceed with another certification. Which would make me more marketable - PMP or Six Sigma Black...

posted 1 day ago

Sonya B. 11 hours ago • Edit • Thank you everyone for your comments. Phil, you are definitely right that project management plays a great part in six sigma. I think I am ... »
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Richard C. Sonya B.
Abdullah K.

Abdullah

Green Belt Certification/ Few Questions

Hello all,
Firstly, let me introduce myself since I am new. My name is Abdullah and I attend SUNY Maritime College studying ...

posted 2 days ago

Abdullah K. 11 hours ago • Edit • Certifications at some local colleges are around $2,000 & this one at e-zsimga is $325. You can't help but wonder if the quality is similar. »
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Abdullah K. Jérémi C. Abdullah K.
Zhenqing L.

Zhenqing

Any Place recommended to take Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Online

Hi Group. I am new here. I will graduate soon this year as a PhD. My career objective is to find a product development scientist role in ...

posted 1 day ago

Slobodan B. 2 hours ago • Edit • You're welcome Zhenqing. I know, but that's for the Green Belt. Why don't you read-up on Six Sigma (for free) and get a basic understanding ... »
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Zhenqing L. Slobodan B.
Jeffery L.

Jeffery

Which of the following Lean Tools do feel is the most effective in analyzing a problem?

posted 1 day ago • 10 votes

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Julien G. 2 hours ago • Edit • I would say Root cause analysis because, in theory, it makes you go directly to the problem(s) you want to solve. »
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Kicab C. Julien G.
Thomas H.

Thomas

Question: How would you assign a monetray value to billing delays?

I'm working on a project (first). Objective is to reduce time (unnecessary delay) in the billing cycle. But I started thinking. There ...

posted 1 day ago

Alejandro E. 12 hours ago • Edit • The benefit is to increase the cash flow, then you can calculate the mony that you can obtain if you would have the money in the bank the ... »
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Janis V. Jim C. Alejandro E.
Donna R.

Donna

Getting control of Requirements

I've found that requirement management can quickly get out of control if not managed. It doesn't matter if you are using Agile, RUP, ...

Wish someone would explain requirements management in plain English? Or how to avoid management swoop in at the 11th hour? Forrester's top resources from understanding Agile planning to the top frustrations in project management (and how to solve them)...

posted 11 hours ago

Denis H. 1 hour ago • Edit • You are right Donna. This concerns HR as well. I have validated communications technics and observed huge gains of motivation and performance. ... »
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Denis H.
Stephen V.

Stephen

Post here if you accept LinkedIn invitations! I accept all invites. I am always looking to expand my network. steve.varner@prs4u.com

posted 1 day ago

Morteza Z. 8 hours ago • Edit • Hi Stephen, I am mainly open to invites, unless there is no common field »
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William W. Morteza Z.
Vikram T.

Vikram

What is the difference between Six sigma and lean six sigma?

posted 14 days ago

Vikram T. 19 hours ago • Edit • Thanks for your comments, these explanation cleared my queries. »
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Kicab C. Tapas K. Vikram T.

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