Greetings all, My company does 90% repair and only 10% 'real' production. We do not have a good grasp of what our customers will send us from any day to day....
Has anyone done process mapping or value stream mapping of your purchasing functions? If so, could you please e-mail or fax me a copy? Thanks, Charles Charles...
Hello all! This group doesn't really have a great deal of traffic, but if you're looking for a group that discusses LEAN SOLUTIONS, you might want to check out...
Sponsors 10% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 2004 The 2nd Annual Successfully Implementing Six Sigma in Healthcare summit follows on from...
I've had several off-line questions recently regarding the "politics"; of Lean and would like to turn to the collective knowledge and experience of this group....
Apologies for cross-posting! I would like to schedule our online conference on Expert Designers - Designing Experts Online Conference for February 10 - 12,...
Announcing an online conference and call for papers/presentations from the elearning community Expert Designers - Designing Experts:Closing the gap between...
Re: 2nd Annual Successfully Implementing Six Sigma in Healthcare - Harnessing the Power of Six Sigma to Improve Patient Care, Reduce Costs & Save Patients'...
Hi My name is Marios Kefalogiannis, a civil engineering student at the university of Patras, Greece. Currently I've been focusing on a project on Business...
Dear Group, I am beginning to write my Diploma Thesis in the field of Supplier Development. Currently I am refining my scope. Therefore I would be interested...
All, I'm struggling with logic of overseas outsourcing, especially for a domestic market. CI gives the premise that materials are the major cost component in a...
Apologies for crossposting The October issue of PEN, The Performance and Effectiveness Newsletter is now available at the link below. Note that we encourage...
Try NWLEAN, the NW Lean Mfg Network. You can join the listserv at http://www.nwlean.net/join.html, and there are now over 5300 members which can answer...
Hello: I am a Manager of Continuous Improvement at an auto facility and we are implementing Lean. I have been researching the "great Toyota" system, and I...
I'm trying to decide what sort of online training to provide for some supply chain management software I've created. Here are the options I'm considering so...
Poll at PEN, The Performance and Effectiveness Newsletter Recently, several of us were asked by an organizer about topics for an upcoming training and...
LEANed Anything Lately? Lean Enterprise Managers and Change Agents, what did you accomplish today? Have you thought about it? You should. Senior Management is ...
Join Jim Womack, Dan Jones, John Shook, Mike Rother, and others. They've graciously given me quotes for the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/i_lean International...
Several weeks back, many of you helped me create a comprehensive Lean glossary. And it lives up to its name. It is one of the most comprehensive I've seen,...
I am researching a methodology for measuring performance in the procurement industry and had a very specific question for you. I would be most appreciative of...
