2016 Blog Archive
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Kansas Dream it Do it: Engaging Students to Strengthen the Future of Kansas Manufacturing
One of the most common things that MAMTC hears when talking with Kansas manufacturing companies about their needs are for a skilled workforce. Another workforce development issue that comes up is the...
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More Than Tools, Lean Six Sigma is a Transformative Process
What is a Lean Six Sigma transformation or journey? It’s a process that is truly about solving problems that negatively impact growth. People know a lot about the buzz tools, but often miss the...
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Memorable Moments in Life
I heard an interesting statistic the other day on the radio while I was driving from Kansas City to Manhattan. The radio guest on a program that I was listening to gave a statistic that the “normal...
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The 5S Doctor Is In
Many organizations are on some sort of formalized Continuous Improvement journey. Many of those use 5S as a tool to improve productivity and maintain the order in workplaces. Having been involved...
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5 Common Mistakes Organizations Make in Supplier Selection
Buyers generally have a good understanding of their company’s needs, however, too many assumptions and too little structure can result in mistakes when selecting suppliers. To ensure the best...
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Numbers Never Lie?
I am in the process of updating our training curriculum for Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt. As I was going over some Hypothesis material I started thinking about numbers. More specifically,...
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Trusted Leadership
MAMTC works with clients who are struggling, or have struggled, to successfully implement lean transformations. Over the course of our work, we have found common denominators that cause these culture...
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Principles of Lean: Beyond the Shop Floor – May Meeting Recap
May’s Kansas City Manufacturing Network (KCMN) meeting featured a panel of manufacturing professionals, who shared their best practices for expanding Lean concepts to processes and services, and not...
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Lean Beyond the Shop Floor
I recently had the privilege of moderating a discussion on Lean Beyond the Shop Floor at the May Kansas City Manufacturing Network meeting. The panel consisted of 3 people from Hallmark Cards and 1...
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Manufacturing Innovation
As Kansas companies look for ways to grow, innovation in products and processes has to be part of the conversation. Important connections are being made between industry, education and federal...
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