Variation Is Evil: Reduce It with Six Sigma Your customers want predictability and reliability. Whenever there is a cost, quality, or lead-time variation from specification, it’s a recipe […]
Why Quality Matters Option 1 There are a number of resources for both industry professionals and consumers that analyze and publish quality metrics. Examples include: Hospital Compare […]
Overview Kaizen events or Work-Outs are one- to five-day rapid improvement events widely used in the deployment of Lean and Operational Excellence. Jack was a huge […]
Overview A core tool in Operational Excellence is Value Stream Mapping. This tool helps stakeholders visualize complex work systems (including material and information flows) and address […]
Value Stream Mapping Read the Course Project overview on pp. 16-17 of the Course Guide. In preparation for Part A, identify a value stream relevant […]
Operational Excellence and Competitive Advantage Welcome to the course. Please introduce yourself to your classmates and professor. What are the top 2 operational challenges in […]
Week 10 Investment Game WorkroomCOLLAPSE Discussion posts and trading activities for the class will take place in the Investment Game Workroom. Your required activity is outlined […]
Week 9 DiscussionCOLLAPSE Going Public Locate a recent story from The Wall Street Journal or other reputable news source about a company that has gone public […]