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Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea by by Christine Garwood
Up until 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, everyone thought the Earth was flat. Since then, we’ve [...]
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29 Leadership Secrets from Jack Welch
29 Leadership Secrets from Jack Welch is the first concise book of essential Welch-isms, abridged from the bestselling “Get Better or Get Beaten”.
Jack Welch built a career out of fighting waste. “29 Leadership Secrets from Jack Welch” follows in Welch’s footsteps, boiling the legendary CEO’s leadership successes down to 29 [...]
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Last.fm is a UK-based Internet radio and music community website, founded in 2002. It claims over 21 million active users based in more than 200 countries.[1] On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for £140m ($280m USD).
Using a music recommendation system called “Audioscrobbler,” Last.fm builds a detailed profile of each user’s musical taste by [...]
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This post continues my summary of the The Toyota Way by Dr Jeff K. Liker.
Principle 3: Use the “Pull-System” to Avoid Over Production
The pull-system hinges on the idea of restocking inventory based on the day-to day demand of the customers rather than on a fixed schedule or system. This calls for a flexible system [...]
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Every week I present a summary of the best posts from the blog-o-sphere which have caught my eye, and here they are:
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Atheism: A Very Short Introduction by Julian Baggini
Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterized by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. “Atheism: A Very Short Introduction” sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism, and shows how a life without [...]
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The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer
Toyota developed the after World War II. While Ford and GM used mass production and economies of scale, Toyota faced very different business conditions. Toyota’s market was very small but it had to produce a variety of vehicles on the same assembly line to satisfy [...]
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Operational Definitions - created by Navy Total Quality Leadership Office.
21 pages. Part of Basic Tools for Process Improvement Handbook
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Brainstorming - created by Navy Total Quality Leadership Office.
19 pages. Part of Basic Tools for Process Improvement Handbook
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Revolution in Manufacturing: Single-minute Exchange of Die System
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“The slower but consistent tortoise causes less waste and is much more desirable than the speedy hare that races ahead and then stops occasionally to doze. The Toyota Production System can be realized only when all [...]
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I encourage you to visit the resources section of the Minitab website. You’ll gain access to fantastic tutorials such as the following:
Control Limits: Optimize the Performance of Your Control Charts
Learn when you may want to set the control limits on your Control Charts and two simple ways to do it.
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Minitab’s [...]
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We all know that communication of any change initiate or philosophy is critical. But what is you need translate information into a different language? If you’re like me the first place you would turn to is a service like Google Translate. However, as Wikipedia says:
Google Translate, like other automatic translation tools, has [...]
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Have a bottle of six-sigma wine
At Six Sigma Vineyards and Winery we combine the old-world art of making wine with the science of data-driven Six Sigma principles. To accomplish this, we have gathered a team of experts working with us towards a common goal: Making wine of an extraordinary quality at [...]
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Every Thursday I present a list of some great blog posts that have caught my eye this week:
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It looks like America may be about to slip into a recession, says Daniel Gross - which is good news in some ways. It’s not that he relishs the thought of Wall Street bankers being brought low. Nor is he one of those killjoys who see recessions as morally uplifting.
“People will work harder, live a [...]
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The Balanced Scorecard (BSC): The BSC is a performance measurement tool that allows organizations to consider all the factors that influence overall performance to get a balanced view. They urged companies to ask and to measure, “If we’re going to succeed financially (the overall [...]
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