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How Do We Promote STEM Careers?0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- March 18, 2015
In Bill Troy’s post this month on ASQ’s blog he highlights the importance of STEM careers in business. STEM represents the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEM education encourages a curriculum that is driven by problem solving, discovery, exploratory learning, and student-centered development of ideas and solutions. The saturation of technology in most
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Guest Post: 5 Ways to Strengthen Relationships with Your Suppliers 0
- Guest Post
- March 16, 2015
According to the Harvard Business Review, 100 of the largest manufacturers in the United States distributed 48 cents of every dollar earned to buy materials in 2002. Now, 15 years later, manufacturers are spending more than ever on suppliers, so why is there so much discord in their relationships? For starters, manufacturers are in search
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Lean Quote: Customer Satisfaction Does Not Simply Happen; It Is An Effect 0
- Lean Quote
- March 13, 2015
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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5 Ways Leaders Can Instill New Habits For Employees And Themselves 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- March 11, 2015
When it comes to habits David Mann tells the story of Smokey the Bear’s campfire rules. Douse the fire with water, stir the coals and turn them over, then douse again. Not following the rules of Smokey the Bear you risk the fire restarting itself from the live embers that remain. Cultural habits are very
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Sustaining with Layered Audits 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- March 9, 2015
One of the most common questions I hear with 5S (and Lean for that matter) is how do you sustain. Sustaining 5S can be very difficult without the use of 5S standard. A layered audit program is essential to ensure that your company’s 5S efforts continue. Layered Audits are tied directly into the fifth S
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Lean Quote: Assess the ‘Do-ability’ of Ideas 0
- Lean Quote
- March 6, 2015
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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