SLIDE 2 Motorola is considered the market leader in the following sectors: - * Microchip production * Semiconductor production * Mobile communication technology However, Motorola did not achieve this easily. The company faced fierce competition in the market. SLIDE 3 The changes that Motorola did had almost restructured the entire company. For instance, they: - * Lowered their costs * Gave higher quality products * Implemented effective competition strategies
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LEAN The five-step thought process for guiding the implementation of lean techniques is easy to remember, but not always easy to achieve: 1. Specify value from the standpoint of the end customer by product family. 2. Identify all the steps in the value stream for each product family, eliminating whenever possible those steps that do not create value. 3. Make the value-creating steps occur in tight sequence so the product will flow smoothly toward the customer. 4. As flow is introduced
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provided that (i) the examination is not modified, and (ii) ASQ’s copyright notice is included. The user assumes all risks of copyright infringement. THIS PAGE WAS LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY NAME____________________________________ CERTIFIED SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT Please print your name above. Read all the instructions before beginning the examination. If you are unsure about any part of the instructions, consult your proctor. In
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Executive Summary Human resource management is very important to all organizations. It is the expansion and execution of systems in a company to attract, and maintain high-performing employees. There are four major challenges in today’s market which are political action and regulatory changes, economic forces, social forces and technological factor. These factors do affect the market throughout the worldwide. The management responds to those challenges by complying with the rules and regulations
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Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process that helps us focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services. The word sigma is a statistical term that measures how far a given process deviates from perfection. The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many defects you have in a process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and get as close to “zero defects” as possible. As a matter of fact, the implementation of Six Sigma in the past
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services. We showed a modern tendency which is taking shape more and more in the contemporary economic context, such as the integration of this concept with the Six Sigma concept, and thus we can talk about Lean Six Sigma, as an integrator method which guarantees high-class quality and lower costs. KEY WORDS: lean management, quality, performances, Six Sigma, the diminution of the defaults JEL CLASSIFICATION: L15, L16, L25, M10, M11, M16 1. INTRODUCTION Researches on production technologies, operations
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Herman Bautista 9/25/2013 Discussion Question Chapter 7 Process Flow Analysis 1. Provide the definition of a bottleneck. Why is it important to find the bottleneck? A bottleneck is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources. The term bottleneck is taken from the 'assets are water' metaphor. As water is poured out of a bottle, the rate of outflow is limited by the width of the conduit of exit
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empowers employees Does not focus of process streamlining • Total Quality Management (TQM) • Six Sigma – Trademarked by Motorola Corporation in the 1980s (iSix Sigma, n.d.) – Structured and scientific method applied to entire organization (Gygi, Williams & Gustafson, 2012) – High returns expected on training investment – Focuses on both quality and process streamlining Recommendation • Six Sigma Initialization – Define business objectives and goals – Select leadership teams – Assign Executive
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Mongkok 1. Trendy Zone 潮流特區 - 2-Dimensions, Trendy Sports, Sport Library, Trendy Express. 2. CTMA 兆萬中心 - MongKok Hands, Sui Ling Tong 少年堂, Hot Toys, Superman Toys. 3. Kos House 高氏大廈 - Hit Toys (Toys) 4. Ginza Plaza 銀城中心 5. Sincere Podium 先達廣場 - RSR 紅鞋宜 (Japan Street Fashion) 6. United Plaza 聯合廣場 - Trendy Shop (J.COM), 日本雜誌. 7. Dusty - Local Street Fashion 8. Sino Plaza 信和中心 - Sport Gallery (Sports Shoes) 9. Multifield Center 萬事昌中心 - Supreme Co. 永高行 (Military) 10. L.A.
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costs, and increase efficiency. The technique to improve processes is known as Six Sigma. Companies, such as General Electric and Toyota have been utilizing Six Sigma principles to improve manufacturing processes and quality measures; however, the principles have not been widely used in marketing environments. Apply Six Sigma to Sales and Marketing The author of “Apply Six Sigma to Sales and Marketing” defines Six Sigma as a road map to problem solving. A blueprint for the steps needed to take
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