Application of LSS to the Supply Chain

On the Business901 podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeff Slater, the Operational Excellence and Productivity Leader for Sonoco. Sonoco is a $4.1 billion global manufacturer of industrial and consumer products and provider of packaging services, with more than 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85 nations. Jeff is an expert Read More …

How I would start marketing a Black Belt!

If you can’t wait for my webinar in a week, I have enclosed a 10-item list on how I would start marketing a Lean Six Sigma Consultant or for that matter an organization. Get all the material you have and a list of all your listings and advertising you are running. When I do this Read More …

Marketing your Black Belt

I believe that Lean Six Sigma Consulting has the greatest opportunity ever and in my terms, opportunity = NEED. What we need is the greatest transformation of efficiencies from know-how to implementation, and I think Lean Six Sigma is ideally suited to fulfill that need. Marketing your Black Belt is based specifically on addressing these Read More …

Another word for Marketing – How about Voice of the Customer?

Only customers provide results and customer satisfaction is the key result you are looking for. I think the smartest companies ask their customers what the requirements should be for the product or service and then work backwards? The not so smart, designs a product/service and then figures out ways to market and sell it. Which Read More …

Do you know much value you provide

If not, how can you be more effective? How do you determine value? A relatively easy exercise is to start with a value stream map. Provide a graphical representation of the process flow, and then above it map the information flow that enables the process to occur. This will allow you to understand not only Read More …

When you expand your product line, where I would start?

We talk a lot about Target Market, Ideal Client and your core message. But do you spend the time on analyzing what you are really good at? I mean think about it, what are you good at? Without question, is there one thing that you do better than anyone else? For example is there one Read More …