Do the tools of ‘Lean Thinking’ need to revise for today’s business environment
The core principles of Lean Thinking are still highly relevant, but many of its tools need to be reinterpreted, digitised, and sometimes extended to match today’s fast‑moving, knowledge‑intensive business environment.…
How Digital Transformation Has Changed Six Sigma in Pharma and Medical Devices
Digital transformation has not made Six Sigma obsolete in pharma and medical devices; it has changed what “good Six Sigma” looks like, the data it relies on, and the problems…
How should the principles of lean thinking be revised based on what we learned from the covid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on organizations around the world, forcing them to adapt and innovate in order to survive. As a result, many have turned to…
Develop your Creativity
Creativity is typically used to refer to the act of producing new ideas, approaches or actions, while innovation is the process of both generating and applying such creative ideas in…
Lean Service
Lean Service “Lean isn’t about manufacturing. It is about standardising work processes to make problems visible and developing your team members’ critical thinking ability so that they can solve those…
Lean Construction
It is about managing and improving the construction process to profitably deliver what the customer needs” Finbarr Sheehy Founder, BusinessExcellence.ie The Lean Principles Create Value Eliminate waste Precisely specify value…
The Power of Measurement
Everyone has heard the phrase “What gets measured gets done”. In the world of Business Improvement, I would say “what gets measured gets better”. In my experience, most organization achieve…
The Application of Mind Mapping
A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. It is used…
Continuous Drug Manufacturing
Coming from the Semiconductor Industry and other related industries, it always seems obvious to me that at some stage the concept of Continuous Drug Manufacture could become a reality at…
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