Lean Six Sigma FAQ – Best Business Improvement Methodology?

April 25, 2012
Question 2: Is there any other methodology other than Lean Six Sigma? If there is, which methodology is the best?
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TaiichiOhnoTransformation Wisdom #2: Secret of Manpower Capability is by Never Saying“We can’t do it”[Part 2]

April 25, 2012
Mr. Sakichi was impressed with US technology at that moment especially in automobile.When he went back to Japan with his new vision,he shared his vision to his own people but he was laughed at and negative response that said his vision was too fancy. This is because of what had happened to his company and at the time Japan lack resources to manufacture car. His people mentality was “we can’t do it”.
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TaiichiOhno* Wisdom #1: NewProfit Paradigm

March 27, 2012
Value and price are not the same. Price is driven by the cost and internal profit requirements as well as the marketplace demand. If the cost increases, do not raise the price because the market is not stupid. If the value remains the same and the price increases, you will lose your customers. This is why it’s important not to confuse value with price.
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February 2012 as Month of 5S Campaign

March 13, 2012
No matter how small or big a company is, improvement initiative is a must. Lean Applied take to its core as pedagogical hub of business improvement and innovation, we strive to excel by continuously improve ourselves every time.
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TaiichiOhnoTransformation Wisdom #2: Secret of Manpower Capability is by Never Saying“We can’t do it”[Part 1]

February 28, 2012
TaiichiOhno considered it blasphemous to say, "We can't do it." He hated when a factory foreman would tell him, "We don't have the capabilities." TaiichiOhno believed that if you change the manner in which things flow and change the manner in which you arrange storage - you will discover, within a month that you can do what you've been saying you cannot do.
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