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- How Six Sigma and Lean Tools Helped Recover Nearly 4 Million Dollars in Annual R... When faced with the news that drug manufacturers of cancer medication were responsible for causing a massive amount of financial waste, the oncology department at UCSD utilized Six Sigma and Lean tools like a cause-and-effect diagram, a Kaizen Event, the 5 Whys, and others in order to improve scanning processes...
- Using SIPOC-(R) to Assess Team Culture Leads to Meaningful Dialogue About Commun... Culture is the “white whale” of leadership: in Moby Dick, Captain Ahab was obsessed with capturing the white whale, and modern leaders have a similar obsession with developing organizational culture. Lean Six Sigma organizations task themselves with fostering a culture of continuous improvement (or kaizen) that draws from customer requirements,...
- Opportunities to Accelerate Industrialization and Trade in Africa: Africa Kaizen... Date: 24-26 August, 2021 Organizers: JICA, AUDA-NEPAD, Ministry of Industry and Trade in Tanzania Location: Hybrid Conference of online and onsite event in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania...
- GA 385 | Transcending the Artifacts of Lean with Robert Stone This week's guest is Robert Stone. Robert has worked at organizations with varying degrees of lean experience, and he shared what that's been like. Ron and Robert also discussed why you can't do lean "to" people. MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode...
- Africa Kaizen Annual Conference (AKAC) 2021 (Open Session 24-25 August, 2021) [S... Theme: Opportunities to Accelerate Industrialization and Trade in Africa: Streamlining Kaizen/QPI with Digital Technologies, Start-ups, SMEs Development and Home-Grown Economic Activities in Africa The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the Government of the Union of Tanzania will host the 2021 the Africa...