Change Starts Here

MARCH 5, 2015

In order to improve results, a manufacturer sought to involve more people in developing and implementing creative solutions. Starting Up a New Product or Service. A non-profit organization developed a new way to engage volunteers. Developing Teams. Installing Systems. Adopting a Process Framework.

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Six Sigma Agility Franchising Airlines 60

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

Under CEO Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, they adopted operational efficiency approaches (“ Workout ,” “Six Sigma,” and “Lean”) that reinforced their success and that many companies emulated. In 2009, GE’s transportation unit developed a new sodium battery for a hybrid engine for locomotives.

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Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

The company in our story got so excited by its process blueprints that it forgot to develop a clear financial case. Engage the finance organization. Finance was on board at the company in our story. The system must be reviewed and validated by finance. Tie process changes to clear financial results.

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Process Six Sigma Finance Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2015

This technology knowledge is piled on top of existing expertise nurse executives are expected to have about clinical practice, patient experience, finance, safety, employee relations, process improvement, leadership development, and managing interdisciplinary teams. The list goes on and on. Should certain segments be given priority?

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Six Sigma Health Care Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2011

The stories of how they have kept their processes fit are less well known than those of famous process fitness fanatics such as Toyota, with its Toyota Production System (also known as Lean), and GE, with its Six Sigma program. DuPont started with Six Sigma's classic focus on reducing product defects.

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Six Sigma Process Tips Lean Manufacturing 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2017

So, in real terms, debt financing is essentially free. Accordingly, business leaders sought to improve efficiency by employing Six Sigma, process reengineering, spans and layers, and other tools. In our experience, companies still focus more on cutting costs than on developing and executing new growth strategies.

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ROE Long-term GDP Six Sigma 12