Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

He did not believe the results and instructed the team to repeat the assembly operation. Pipp’s documentation of the striking difference in the assembly process within Toyota, by comparison to Ford, was to be found again in the early 1980s when teams from both Ford and General Motors began to routinely visit Toyota’s operations in Japan. .

System 74

System Productivity Products Deming 74

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

These mandated-from-above programs include Lean Six Sigma initiatives with experts (" Belts ") in command, big IT implementations, and reengineering of major end-to-end processes. An executive in the company's finance operations adopted a Six Sigma belt-driven approach to reduce costs in the company's global shared service centers.

Six Sigma 15

Six Sigma Bottom-up Cost Project 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

An alternative approach to cost cutting is built into the "Six Sigma" methodology as popularized by GE. The quoted financial savings from Six Sigma projects, while valid, aren't having long-term effects on their cost structure. Companies launch process improvement projects with hard financial targets.

Cost 8

Cost Six Sigma Short-term Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

You probably reach for your firefighter’s hat to extinguish the short-term problem. The problem is, this instinct crowds out longer term, innovative thinking. This seems basic, but often people just don’t know the precise answer or haven’t thought in these simple terms. Which do you respond to first?

Budgeting 9

Budgeting Innovation Disruptive Innovation Six Sigma 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Industrial giants have well-established brands, built strong customer relationships, and signed long-term service contracts. It would be very hard for Amazon or Google to guarantee customer outcomes and take risks with businesses whose operations they know little about. In short, it is very difficult for a company to disrupt itself.

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

The management team was running short of patience for results and wanted me to help them bring changes to fruition. We quickly initiated a program to reduce the number of legal entities, saving tens of thousands in each country, while longer-term process improvements progressed in parallel. Their publicity got ahead of reality.

Process 14

Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Organizations still emphasize exploitation of existing advantages , driving a short-term orientation that many bemoan. By the early 1900’s, the term “management” was in wide use, and Adam Smith’s ideas came into their own. Operations Organizational culture' Townes, and Henry L.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 8