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GEN-OPS1 launched in Bladon

GENEO’s software for Standardized Work – GEN-OPS1 – is the digital choice for Operational Excellence.

Is velocity unsafe?

Sometimes we just have to take a leap of faith with velocity.

Texecom takes the full suite of GENEO Software

Texecom includes the full suite of GENEO Software in its ambitious plans for Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence.

Just a minute and flow

Nicholas Parsons, the guru of continuous flow.

Problem Solving – Technology passing the buck?

Does the ability to easily pass the buck mean that fewer members of the workforce have confidence in their ability to problem solve?

Is a second really worth it?

The true value of identifying, measuring, allocating and recording the smallest steps in a process is not always obvious.

Excelling in excel just makes it more difficult

Using Excel to crunch data is great but not if those who need to do the work are not skilled in the use of Excel or happy interpreting spreadsheets.

PDCA vs PDSA: Deming’s Wheel, And Why Toyota’s Culture Makes PDCA Work

For decades, organisations around the world have been encouraged to adopt a simple, scientific cycle for improvement: PDCA. Or was it PDSA? And what about SDCA? Hang on a minute, my wheel is spinning.

Just-in-Time Is Misunderstood – let the supermarket fix that.

For many organisations, JIT has been reduced to a slogan: strip out inventory. For others, it goes further and condemns Lean, a fully thought-through operating system.

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Lean and Six Sigma: Lessons from Arnie and The Predator

I was in a UK automotive company when one of the first Six Sigma programmes was being rolled out. As a Lean consultant I was worried as my internal team were being reassigned to Black Belt training.