What do managers believe?
“A fill rate greater than 94%? Impossible! ... It is not possible to sustain it at an acceptable cost.” It is not the first time, and I...
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Edgar Anaya
Jul 203 min read
What You See is All There Is
The human mind operates as an "associative machine." By constantly analyzing the world, we utilize prior knowledge to comprehend and...
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Edgar Anaya
Jun 102 min read
Reducing Complexity
It is very common that most businesses have products and services too complex. Recently, I got involved in a process that was overlooked...
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Edgar Anaya
Mar 312 min read
Achieving Operational Excellence: A Case Study in Lean Transformation
In today's fiercely competitive business landscape, achieving operational excellence isn't just a goal but a necessity for organizations...
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Edgar Anaya
Mar 102 min read
Six Sigma and Beyond
Jack Welch, the former chief executive officer of General Electric (GE), played a pivotal role in popularizing Six Sigma during his...
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Edgar Anaya
Jan 143 min read
Great by Choice ... and Need
Jim Collins in his book "Great by Choice", try to respond the the question of why some companies make the leap from being good to being...
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Bessibilities
Dec 9, 20232 min read
Jack Welch's Work-Outs to Improve General Electric
Jack Welch was heralded by many as the greatest leader of his era. As CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001, he transformed it from a...
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Edgar Anaya
Dec 3, 20233 min read
Problem-Solving and Design Thinking
Design thinking is an innovative problem-solving process rooted in a set of skills. The approach has been around for decades, but it...
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Edgar Anaya
Sep 9, 20232 min read
Value Mapping for Competitiveness Part II
The Value Stream Mapping can become busy and complex. When working with teams on a project, complexity can cause people to "check out" or...
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Edgar Anaya
Aug 13, 20233 min read
Value Mapping for Competitiveness Part I
Because of the constant increase of international competition through globalization of markets and a dynamic environment, producing...
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Edgar Anaya
May 26, 20234 min read
Corporate Culture: A Turnaround for Management Performance
One of the first thing that its important when one run turnaround cases is to take the temperature on the organizations. Very often we...
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Edgar Anaya
May 9, 20232 min read
Competitive Advantage
Competitive advantage is an idea that outlines the benefits or benefits that one enterprise holds over another in a competitive...
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Edgar Anaya
Apr 2, 20232 min read
The Chain Reaction
Dr. William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an engineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and...
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Edgar Anaya
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Operational Excellence for Small Businesses: Part II
Patient Discharge in Hospital. Health care providers, like any other service industry, face many challenges, such as reducing costs and...
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Edgar Anaya
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Operational Excellence for Small Businesses: Part I
Construction Projects. We can apply Lean Six Sigma in service-based environments, such as turnaround projects. It also provides evidence...
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Edgar Anaya
Dec 20, 20222 min read
Embracing Japanese Business Strategy
It's not a coincidence that continuous improvement (known as Kaizen) is an integral part of so many companies' philosophies. Still, it's...
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Edgar Anaya
Oct 23, 20223 min read
Zara is Transforming The US Fashion Industry
The leader in fast fashion, the Spanish firm Zara, along with international retailers such as Uniqlo, Topshop and H&M are proving tough...
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Edgar Anaya
Sep 22, 20223 min read
Starbucks Plan B
For 22 years, Howard Schultz acted as CEO of one of the most iconic companies of the twentieth century: Starbucks. When he started...
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Edgar Anaya
Aug 30, 20222 min read
We need a bigger Hammer here
The easy way out usually leads back in. In a modern version of an ancient Sua story, a passerby encounters a drunk on his hands and knees...
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Edgar Anaya
Aug 13, 20222 min read
The Expert's Blindness Syndrome
Workshop blindness occurs when something is so normal and everyday in the environment that we easily lose sight of the opportunities and...
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