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How Do I Achieve Operational Excellence?
Achieve Operational Excellence by learning the definition, principles and methodology that allow businesses to set their destination toward growth.
Staying on the Road to Operational Excellence
While most continuous improvement programs strive to eliminate waste and make the organization a little better every day, one of the key ingredients in achieving Operational Excellence is to set a destination and then build a roadmap to achieve that destination. The roadmap enables a “jump” to Operational Excellence by …
5S for Flow in Operational Excellence
5S is a well-known method of workplace organization that has been around for many, many years and continues to be one of the most heavily utilized continuous improvement tools today. Derived from five words originally in Japanese, in English they are typically translated as: Sort Set in order Shine Standardize …
The Right Gemba Walk for Operational Excellence
Shop floor walks have been a staple of the continuous improvement world for decades. Random Vs. Structured Originally, leaders learned to walk the floor, see the operation firsthand, talk to the operators, ask them how things were going, show interest in what they are doing, and get their thoughts for …
Operational Excellence in the office: Nine guidelines for creating flow
It is commonly thought that Operational Excellence is only relevant in manufacturing or on the shop floor. In the office, we usually don’t think about activities and flow. Management receives information and coordinates providing the service – or information – to the customer through the use of emails, phone calls, …
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Hypertherm shares recession lessons
Hypertherm, the world’s leading manufacturer of plasma cutting technology based out of its world headquarters on Great Hollow Road, has come out of the recession stronger, more focused and more profitable, associates of the company said Tuesday. The company experienced record sales in 2011 and is projecting growth again in …
Business Process Excellence – Achieving Operational Excellence in The Office
Operational Excellence needs to be achieved everywhere in the organization, including and especially the office.
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Continuous Flow in the Office
In order for the employees to fix the flow in the office before it breaks down, first we need to learn how to create it.
Exactly What is Mixed Model?
Find out the true meaning of “Mixed Model” in Operational Excellence as opposed to how it’s typically defined.
Continuous Improvement, Lean, and Operational Excellence: The Differences are Key
Learn how Operational Excellence is different from continuous improvement and lean.
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