How Toyota stopped listening and lost its way
I have a vision! All the hardship that these employees endure only to make good linen for us to wear – there has to be a better way forward. That was the basic desire that drove a young Japanese man called Sakichi Toyoda to develop a leadership principle for the manufacturing business that was later used in the service industry.
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Navigating through Lean Times
Lean Six Sigma offers a structured problem-solving approach. It forces you to cultivate data-driven decision making. Speed. Quality. Optimisation. Business improvement. Data-driven. Measurement-based. Defect elimination. These are key words you will come across as you get your head around six sigma and lean six sigma. The question we ask is, what can HR gain from [...]
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Facilitating Change In Challenging Economic Times
Organizations have to embrace the fact that human capital development is one key aspect to counter the sluggish 2009 economy. It is an asset that will pay handsome dividends during all financial cycles. Leaders need to facilitate and inspire Change.
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A Lean Journey with The Sumo Wrestler
The crunch on financial markets globally has prompted business leaders to effectively free up valuable cash that is often tied up with processes and activities that are not directly linked to customer’s need and requirements. You could see that there is a demand for Lean Experts as these corporations begins their Lean Journey – perhaps [...]
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Integrating Lean 6 Sigma into Financial Services
Recognizing and eliminating waste and improving process performance! By, Dr. Arul Aruleswaran Picture a several packs of loan applications forms entering the consumer loans department of a commercial bank. Then, imagine the trail it goes through – every step passing through a few officers’ desks, floors it goes up or down the elevator to the [...]
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Introducing Lean Six Sigma to your Organization
A step in the right direction By, Dr. Arul Aruleswaran
Many businesses over the last decade have trialed, attempted or adopted Six Sigma for this specific reason – the savings generated by Six Sigma impacts the bottom line.
The successful organizations such as GE, 3M or Caterpillar has utilized Six Sigma to narrow the gap between shareholders’ expectation and results – making Six Sigma as the tool and methodology to unify strategy and execution.
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Integrating Lean 6 Sigma into an Organization
The change required for achieving breakthrough profit performance! By, Dr. Arul Aruleswaran
Businesses exist fundamentally to earn profits. Shareholders, stakeholders, directors and management engage in a business activity to meet these goals – results, revenue, growth and return of invested capital.
Now, can an initiative such as Six Sigma and Lean Thinking or commonly know today as Lean 6 Sigma be incorporated into an organization to achieve the goals stated above.
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Lean 6 Sigma & Organizational Effectiveness
People, mindsets and paradigm change! By, Dr. Arul Aruleswaran
Every business organization establishes itself with investments from shareholders and through the products and services that it offers; it develops stakeholders and acquires customers. The aim is ultimately to nurture the business into a successful venture that produces results. Results that translate into value from the point of return of invested capital to economic profit and book to market value.
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Lean 6 Sigma & The DMAIC Methodology
Enabling enterprise performance! By, Dr. Arul Aruleswaran
Speed, customer satisfaction and lower cost through operations excellence are the essential factors for organizations that deliver products and services, with the aim to achieve and sustain superior shareholder returns in businesses.
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Lean 6 Sigma, Today, in the Information Age
Recognizing and eliminating waste and improving process performance!
Picture a several packs of loan applications forms entering the consumer loans department of a commercial bank. Then, imagine the trail it goes through – every step passing through a few officers’ desks, floors it goes up or down the elevator to the relevant department for approval and finally to the front office before it is handed over to the client or a potential one. This at time astonishingly, could be a few kilometers when physically traced through the value stream. And yes, it’s hard to believe!
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Another Step of Success
LSS Academy Sdn. Bhd has climbed another ladder to success when PEOPLECERT Group, a company that are experts in certifying professionals, had given accreditation to LSS Academy, Malaysia as an Accredited Οrganization for IASSC Lean Six Sigma training and exams. PEOPLECERT Group is an accreditation company that offers independent and worldwide recognized certifications that evaluate [...]
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LSS Academy Upcoming Training
With clients ranging from Pos Malaysia to DHL, LSS Academy, an institution that provides consultancy and training services to a motley crew of corporate organizations is offering Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt programs to the interested individuals or organizations. Though both programs are based on the Lean Six Sigma [...]
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Soft Launch of Voicenet Ukuya
LSS Academy Sdn Bhd has launched Asia’s first collaborative Social networking platform “Voicenet Ukuya” at PSMB Conference & Exhibition on 19th October 2010 from 1:45 pm to 2:00pm.
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Upcoming Training Programme By LSS Academy
Do you feel that your company needs help to boost up the power in terms of the management so that they can get better results and achieve their target tremendously? Do you want to speed up your work and increase the quality of working? The upcoming training programme of Lean Six Sigma has come with [...]
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PSMB 2010 Conference & Exhibition
Subang Jaya, Selangor, October 2010 – With the New Economic Model (NEM) aiming at making Malaysia a high income country, organizations and personnel are working towards realizing that aim. Organizations from different fields are doing their parts in realizing this vision and Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) in doing its part is organizing “PSMB 2010 Conference & Exhibition” at Sunway Piramid from 19 – 20 October. The theme of the conference is “Gearing Human Capital towards Achieving High Income Economy”.
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