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- ISO 9000 Summary
- This is a summary of principle requirements for ISO 9000.It is used to explain to managers and others what ISO requires and why. Most of these requirements are just common sense, and yet, many organizations fail to use that common sense. The whole summary revolves around all the issues involved that...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Creating A World-Class Warehouse
- A well-designed warehouse offers many advantages to the owners. It operates with high labor efficiency, minimizes inventory, utilizes space effectively, minimizes errors, and responds to the needs of customers. A warehouse is a buffer between inbound orders arriving from suppliers and outbound orders delivered to customers. Suppliers of a warehouse...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- ISO 9000 Requirements Summary
- This is a summary of principle requirements of ISO 9000. Use it to explain to managers and others what ISO requires and why. Most of these requirements are just common sense, and yet, many organizations fail to use that common sense. The requirements for written documentation under ISO 9000 are...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- ISO 9000 Quality- What Is It?
- ISO 9000 has received much publicity. Some managers see it as a prerequisite for conducting business. Approached unwisely, ISO 9000 can be costly and unproductive. It may create a quality bureaucracy, which adds to the cost structure and slows product development. It can focus people on paperwork instead of customers....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Rapid Setup Blitz - Setup Reduction & Rapid Changeover
- Setup reduction and fast, predictable setups enable Lean Manufacturing. Setup reduction reduces setup cost, allows small lot production, smoothes flow, and improves kanban. Setup reduction often known as Single Minute Exchange of Die or SMED is one of the more mundane aspects of Lean Manufacturing and is often ignored. This...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Kanban Systems
- Kanban scheduling systems are among the most simple, effective and inexpensive means for manufacturing production and inventory control. Kanban scheduling in manufacturing works in the same way. The essential elements of a system are discussed in the article: stockpoints, withdrawal signal, immediate feedback, and frequent replenishment. Read on the article...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Quick & Easy Kaizen
- Quick and Easy Kaizen recognizes that the person doing a job is the best expert on that job. It encourages everyone to make small improvements that are within their power to implement. Over time, these thousands of small improvements have major effects. The Quick and Easy Process and benefits...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Kaizen Event For NC Machining
- The article describes how a Kaizen Event helped a jobbing-type machine shop implement workcells and set the stage for dramatic improvements in inventory, delivery, productivity and quality. It asserts on problems were identified in the areas: parts were moved to other departments for washing and deburring, fixtures had design...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Kaizen Events For Industrial Heaters
- This article tells how Kaizen Events Blitz successfully improved workflow, productivity and quality for a manufacturer of industrial heaters. The most important result of adoption of Kaizen events for industrial heaters was lead-time reduction. In addition, inventory dropped significantly, the factory was more orderly, quality improved and productivity increased. ...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- The Impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) on Financial Performance : Evidence from Quality Award Winners
- Total Quality Management : TQM is periodically lambasted by management gurus and the business media for its supposedly lackluster impact on financial performance. This paper presents objective evidence on whether this criticism is indeed justified. The evidence is based on a study of nearly 600 quality award winners. Three critical...
- White papers 2000-03-01
- Designing a Lean Manufacturing Training Plan
- This article is about Lean Manufacturing which requires significant training for everyone in the organization. A Training Plan is important for the Lean Manufacturing Strategy. People will require training in three areas: Team Processes, Process Design & Process Management, Job Skills. Also it includes information about how to develop a...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- World Class Wrehouse
- The article reveals the design of a warehouse. A well-designed warehouse offers many advantages to the owners. It operates with high labor efficiency, minimizes inventory, utilizes space effectively, minimizes errors, and responds to the needs of customers. A warehouse is a buffer between inbound orders arriving from suppliers and outbound...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Lot Sizing & Lean Manufacturing Strategy
- Small lot production ideally one piece is an important component of any Lean Manufacturing strategy. Small lots reduce variability in the system and smooth production. The Lean Manufacturing literature gives little guidance on lot sizing. It offers a rational alternative to the slogans and edicts. It also explains the fact...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Inventory- why all the fuss?
- The article captures the importance of lean manufacturing in inventory management. Inventory is probably one of the two biggest assets on a company's balance sheet. The findings emphasize on the idea of optimum inventory level that is very important from the perspective of cost management also. Excessive inventory is not...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Successful Lean Manufacturing
- This implementation case study is a real company with real people. The case study covers certain issues like variance of product mix. The allocations of too much overhead cost to high volume products and not enough to low volume results in difference of order level. The study captures that the...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Impact of Total Quality Management (TQM) on Financial Performance: Evidence from Quality Award Winners
- Total Quality Management is periodically lambasted by management gurus and the business media for its supposedly lack luster impact on financial performance. This paper presents objective evidence on whether this criticism is indeed justified. Three critical issues are addressed in this paper. First, we discuss the ongoing debate on TQM's...
- White papers 2000-03-01
Additional Resources
- UTEK Corporation to Acquire Strategos, Inc
- A Leading Strategic Innovation Consulting Firm TAMPA, Fla. & CHICAGO -- UTEK Corporation (AMEX:UTK) (LSE-AIM:UTK), an Open Innovation services company, has agreed to acquire Strategos, Inc., a leading innovation and strategy consulting firm providing services primarily to Fortune 500 companies. Founded in 1995, Strategos has offices in Chicago,...
- Research articles 2008-02-28
- Hilton Hotels Corp.(People)(Brief Article)
- Stefani Strategos has been named vice president of project finance, and Namit Malhotra ... Stefani Strategos has been named vice president of project finance, and Namit Malhotra has been named vice president of feasibility and investment analysis for Hilton Hotels Corp.
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Archon Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of CryoCath Technologies Inc.
- SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, Jun 6, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Archon Capital Management LLC ("Archon") announced today that it purchased, through Strategos Fund, L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership, and Strategos Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnership, an aggregate of 924,600 common shares of CryoCath...
- Research articles 2007-06-06
- Lennox International, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. And we will go first to the line of Curt Woodworth with J.P. Morgan. Please go ahead. Curtis Woodworth - JP Morgan Yeah. Hi, good morning Todd M. Bluedorn - Chief Executive Officer Hi, Curt. How are you? Curtis Woodworth - JP Morgan Good. How are...
- Earnings calls 2008-02-06
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