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Feb 15th 2016

Do Lean and Six Sigma Work in Healthcare?

United Kingdom’s National Health Services (NHS) employs around 1.6 million people with an annual budget of £136.7 billion.  Read this article to find out if Lean and Lean Six Sigma works in health services and the benefits of implementing these programmes.… Read more

Feb 1st 2016

Will the Chinese factories perform well in Western countries?

In this The New Yorker article, Jeffrey Rothfeder (author of Driving Honda: Inside the World’s Most Innovative Car Company), argues that “no Western manufacturer can hope to compete on a global stage without adopting some version of lean production.” But unfortunately, Chinese management rarely encourage worker empowerment and innovation which are the core elements of lean.… Read more

Jan 25th 2016
Jan 18th 2016

Whose fault is it?

If you stand for 30 minutes in the queue for coffee, expecting to be in the queue only for five minutes, whose fault is it? Barista’s fault? System fault?  Or Management fault? Read more…Read more

Jan 4th 2016
Jan 4th 2016

Improving kata

In our 30 November 2015 blog we provided an introduction to “Toyota Kata”.  Mike Rother coined this term.  In this current blog you will be able to learn more practical tips on implementing Improvement Kata.  Read more…Read more