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Often organizations,
which have implemented Six Sigma and Lean, find that their organizations
are still:
- fighting the
problems of the day, like they did before their Lean Six Sigma implementation
- having problems
“finding the money” at the enterprise level, which was
reported as project savings
- having trouble
finding and completing meaningful projects that truly impact the
overall business
- not measuring
the right things right at the enterprise level
- having problems
meeting the company’s strategic business objectives
- not having
process owners who not only request projects but also drive for
timely project completion
- not building
on lessons learned from other Lean Six Sigma deployments
This presentation
describes a measurement and improvement strategy that addresses all
these issues and can take organizations to their next level.
"The
one-hour program by Forrest Breyfogle, entitled "Why Go Beyond
Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard", was a breath of fresh
air. The introduction to the Integrated Enterprise Excellence methodologies
was only the tip of the iceberg to the one day workshop. Forrest was
an excellent presenter and he is welcome back to our section at any
time."
Ginger
Truan
Chair, ASQ Greater Houston #1405
To compete in
today’s marketplace, employees must be aligned and working on
what is valued by their customers. Organizations need to have a system
that replaces firefighting activities with fire prevention. In today’s
economy, business's Existence (and Excellence) depends on More Customers
and Cash; i.e., E=MC2. Organizations need to create an enterprise
where everyone’s activity is aligned and driven toward effectively
achieving MC2.
Measurements drive
activities; however, many measurements do not drive the most effective
activity. Described is a statistically-based measurement methodology
that tracks an organization as an enterprise of interconnecting processes
of supplier-customer relationships, which pulls for the creation of
Lean Six Sigma improvement projects that are in direct alignment with
business needs.
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