by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 6, 2015 | Lean
What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a long term, forward thinking initiative designed to fundamentally improve the way of doing things so that quality improves and variations are reduced. Six Sigma is more sophisticated than applying simple problem solving tools. Six...
by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 1, 2015 | Lean
Short Interval Management (SIM) Did you know that the concept of Daily Stand-up meeting was there long back in the manufacturing world much before we IT guys were even born?? It was called Short Interval Management (SIM) and has Japanese roots. Short Interval...
by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 1, 2015 | Lean
Kaizen Kaizen is a lean management technique and has Japanese roots. Kaizen stands for “To disassemble and put together again in a better way”. Kaizen focuses on “Better 80% right today than 100% right tomorrow” Characteristics of Kaizen Focus...
by Amit Kulkarni | Apr 3, 2015 | Agile Scrum, Lean
PDCA circle Many small improvement projects, like Kaizen events and other level-ll initiatives, follow the Lean and Agile process improvement cycle – PDCA approach or Deming’s cycle. The PDCA abbreviation stands for plan-do-check-act and is also known as...
by Amit Kulkarni | Apr 3, 2015 | Lean
Change management is a much discussed, yet controversial term, most people do not like change. However, we simply cannot do without change. Our lifestyle, our economy even our cultures is based on change life. Without change we still be chasing bears and living in...
by Amit Kulkarni | Mar 25, 2015 | Lean
Each company that want to become world class has to solve the same challenge. How can we provide products or services with maximum value for our clients at the lowest possible costs and with shortest delivery time? With regard to the production and delivery process...
