Engaging Leader

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Guest Megan Burns is a consultant, speaker, & managing director of Operations Strategy Consulting. She has more than 15 years of industrial engineering and supply chain management experience. A certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Megan has worked with companies throughout North America and in 14 different countries.

Resistance 184

Resistance Six Sigma Supply Chain Stakeholder Analysis 184

Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

Jobs that focus on process improvement, such as industrial engineers, Six Sigma Black Belts, and operations managers, are usually redesigning people’s jobs. Though many try, the leadership team alone cannot implement a strategy. Process Improvement. To have any affect on results, the strategy must be executed.

Six Sigma 124

Six Sigma Management Human Resources Strategic Planning 124

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

During this time, an engineer named Taiichi Ohno (known today as the father of Toyota) began the task of building a new capacity for Japanese industrial production. So where Ford incorporated everything into one integrated mega-plant, Ohno designed operations for a network of factories.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Whether it was branded the Deming Method or Six Sigma or a host of other models, ‘continuous improvement processes’ found their way into organizations large and small and have made a major contribution to improving quality worldwide. Turn-and-burn, yank-and-bank; show me how to start the engine and get out of my way.

Six Sigma 57

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

An aircraft engine is unlikely to become a purely digital product any time soon! But who is likely to assume leadership in creating and capturing economic value in Type 3 products: Digital natives or industry incumbents? Companies like Rolls Royce design and manufacture jet engines. Ford or Tesla? Rolls Royce or IBM?

Industry 8

Industry Software Six Sigma Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

They stand on the shoulders of the methods of "Process Strategy 1.0": Lean , Six Sigma , and Business Reengineering. To speed operations and improvement, Process Strategy 2.0 To speed operations and improvement, Process Strategy 2.0 Google's engineering culture is a good example of a management system geared for speed.

Process 8

Process Examples Strategy Six Sigma 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

How can these companies overcome the inevitable leadership, organizational, and cultural challenges involved? ” So GE has hired 1,000 software engineers and data scientists to provide enhanced software and analytical skills across GE’s many businesses. Operations Competitive strategy Technology'

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8