How
many people inside your organization would say, “We
have the best performance measurement system; we learn so
much from it!” Or might they say something else? Consider
the popular expression, “What you measure is what you
get.” So we ask, “Is this true?” It is to
some degree, but not in the way most people think. More…
Lean
in an assembly manufacturing plant tends to focus on one-piece
flow, in a process or job shop it tends to focus on eliminating
wait time. The idea of eliminating wait time and defining
“standard work” also applies to the office and
administrative environments.More…
Upcoming
Articles include:
- The Missing Link, www.Superfactory.com
- The Missing Link in Performance Improvement Initiatives,
Oracle’s “Profit” Magazine, targeted for
August, 2006.
Presentations
February 24, 2006: Institute
of Management Accountants
Brian McKibben is speaking for the Institute of Management Accountants
– Gulf South Council in Atlanta, GA on February 24, 2006.
The title of his presentation is “Accounting & Performance
Improvement: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” For more
information go to www.gulfsouth.imanet.org
or call Bill Petty, 2nd VP @ 205-333-5146.
June 16, 2006: Loyola
University
Michael Bremer will be running a one-day Workshop for Loyola University’s
Executive Education Group titled, “Lean & Six Sigma”
on June 16, 2006 at the 25 East Pearson, Chicago, IL campus.
For more information go to www.sba.luc.edu/centers/exec-ed/programs/
