Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at
11:00 pm
Kaizen Express is a “back to basics” primer on the Toyota Production System . Since John was one of the first Americans to work for Toyota in Japan, this book is pretty closely “straight from the source” as much as any recent publication …
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at
3:44 pm
The introduction of lean six sigma in the public sector has tremendously improved the performance, productivity, and customer serviceability of many companies over the time. The six-sigma process concentrates on using minimum resources such as workforce, materials, and funds. It helps to deliver solutions and results to the customers well on time. Let us understand [...]
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at
5:23 am
Six Sigma is not just a new term for Total Quality Management (TQM) . They have many similarities and are compatible in many business environments. TQM has brought great improvements and value to many companies. Six Sigma can do more.TQM is the development, deployment, and maintenance of systems related to quality-producing business processes. TQM is [...]
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 at
12:37 am
Without Nummi, senior Toyota officials say the company would not have been able to successfully test its Toyota Production System and eventually apply it to the network of factories it opened in North America. …
Monday, June 29th, 2009 at
10:48 pm
enigma84007 asked: I am wondering on what exactly strategic planning is and how it works. I heard that it is used in business, but can it be used in other areas as well? For example, can it be used in planning out ones career goals in life? Is it also valid and effective? Does anyone [...]
Monday, June 29th, 2009 at
7:57 pm
The fire threatens to bring production throughout the system to a halt. But the system quickly adapted because “this… is where all the training kicked in. After years of experience with the Toyota Production System , all the companies …