Category: Lean Six Sigma
JIT System and Supply Chain Management- 5 Salient Features
A JIT System (Just- in-time System) is an inventory management philosophy aimed at reducing waste and redundant inventory by delivering products, components, or materials just
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Lean vs. Agile Supply Chain – Can You Have One Without the Other?
Lean vs. Agile Supply Chain – Can You Have One Without the Other? [Infographic] Can you run an efficient manufacturing and supply chain organisation without
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JIT Purchasing – 3 Reasons why it is Different from Conventional Purchasing
JIT Purchasing different from Conventional Purchasing? Most of us have worked in both some sort of JIT purchasing (Just In Time purchasing) and conventional manufacturing
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7 Questions You Need To Ask Before Starting Continuous Improvement Project
I have seen lot of Continuous Improvement (CI) Projects or Kaizen events started with lot of enthusiasm but more than often done badly, and then
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5 Critical Success Factors of Lean and Six Sigma in SMEs
In early July I wrote a blog on “7 reasons why Six Sigma will fail in Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)” which has gathered some
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7 Reasons why Six Sigma Will Fail in Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
There is a need for small & medium size companies to recognize the benefits of Six Sigma rather than being suspicious of a buyer’s motives,
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Lean and Six Sigma – Key Similarities and Differences?
Lean and Six Sigma are probably the most researched, published and utilized Continuous Improvement methodologies in Operations Management and Supply Chain. Lot of guys in
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