Bot and Six Sigma
Bots enable the measurement and analysis so key to Six Sigma, as well as a tireless, vigilant resource to operate the process with out defects. Bots learn and shift attention [...]
Robotics Process Automation (RPA) lessons learned
Overview Robotics Process Automation (RPA) is the latest in software design to take manual work off our hands. RPA can operate [...]
Optimizing Inventory
Overview Inventory is a necessary to maintain fill rates when demand and sometime supply are uncertain. Not all inventory is equal, though, and some straight-forward steps can help plan it [...]
Voice-of-the-Customer for B2B relationships
This is an older article, based on concepts that I learned long before that. Like most Quality Management Principles, this is as relevant today as before. ASQ VOC Article
Spring Cleaning for Warehouses
Two factors in play in the Southern California commerce market right now Warehouse space is at an all-time premium Coronavirus requires a re-examination of demand. Companies need to rethink [...]
Robotics
SOFTWARE SELECTION Software selection, like facilities planning is a critical infrastructure effort that companies do not do every day. This is complicated by the fact that assessing software is [...]
Software Selection
Software selection, like facilities planning is a critical infrastructure effort that companies do not do every day. This is complicated by the fact that assessing software is much more ambiguous [...]
Facilities Planning
Facilities planning in inevitable in any business. As volume grows, customers change, or products change the facility should change as well. This can be an expensive proposition if not planned [...]
Saying it with data
SUCCESSFUL PROJECT TIPS 1. Have a clear problem statement and quantified business impact A clear problem statement can focus effort and be a rallying cry for staff. It should include [...]