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Michelin, BioRad Verdot, DSM take Strategic Manufacturing Awards honours
On Tuesday 13th October,leaders of the manufacturing community come together as the winners of the 2009 Strategic Manufacturing Awards were revealed.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009
Tags: Health Care  Industrial Manufacturing  Operations  Pharmaceuticals  Reviews  Strategy & Planning
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Review: i&i Members Community Network Meeting on "Governance & Process Ownership"

13th May 2009

i&i Members gathered at Dunchurch Park near Rugby, UK to discuss and learn from a cross-section of industries on the subject of Governance and Process Ownership.
Posted: 22 May 2009
Tags: Banking  Chemicals  Six Sigma Change Capability  Consistency of Approach  Consumer Services  Energy & Utilities  Financial Services  Health Care  Industrial Manufacturing  Leadership & Executive Ownership  Lean  Legal & Compliance  Media  Performance Focus  Pharmaceuticals  Reviews  Strategy & Planning  Systems Thinking  Telecommunications Equipment  Telecommunications Services  Toyota Production System (TPS)
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FAT results from Lean: a process approach to Lean success, part 2
The second and final part of a paper that looks at integrating the people side of organisational transformation, thus making the lean journey smoother and more sustainable.
Posted: 12 Mar 2008
Tags: Chemicals Article  Asia  Construction  Lean  Marketing  Media  Pharmaceuticals
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FAT results from Lean: a process approach to Lean success, part 1
In many Lean projects, integrating the people side of organisational transformation is a big challenge. This paper in two parts first of all looks at the drivers of project team behaviour.
Posted: 03 Mar 2008
Tags: Chemicals 5S  Article  Asia  Construction  Lean  Marketing  North America  Operations  Pharmaceuticals
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Innovation's new performance standard
The expectations and attitudes of many large organisations towards their innovation policies, as well as why they are succeeding or failing, have been revealed in an executive survey.
Posted: 03 Jan 2008
Tags: Article  Marketing  Operations  Pharmaceuticals  Tunis
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Catalyst Consulting - Awareness Workshop Day
Posted: 12 Sep 2006
Tags: Six Sigma DMAIC  Foundations  Lean  Pharmaceuticals  Reviews
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Innovation’s New Performance Standard
A 50-company survey shows that executives expect innovation initiatives to deliver 20 to 30 percent improvements in customer value, product cost, and quality in only two years.
Posted: 16 Dec 2001
Tags: Article  Marketing  Operations  Pharmaceuticals  Tunis