Three Tricks for Developing Better Process Models
Most organizations have a procedural guide that defines what’s supposed to be done and by whom, but that’s about it. […]
Number One Process Improvement Blunder
The main reason a business can’t design and implement responsible and effective process improvement programs aren’t that mysterious. In fact, a review of current literature shows that, in the aggregate, there are probably three characteristics to process improvement programs that have fallen short of the mark. […]
How Can You Get Lean, When the Fat Keeps Moving!
You can do a hundred sit-ups a day. You can eat nothing but celery and tuna. And you can still be too pudgy. The truth is, it’s not always so easy to figure out what activities will have the greatest impact when you’re trying to lose weight […]
ProcessModel Version 5.5 Released
We’re Having a Process Improvement Party and You’re Invited Update: This is no longer the latest version of ProcessModel, see the changelog for information on the latest software. We are excited because Process Simulation, Process Analysis and Process Improvement just became easier with the release of ProcessModel version 5.5. Changes to the product streamline [...]
How Process Simulation Saved My Job
I was responsible for the process improvement of a product comprising the biggest pharmaceutical launch in the history of the world. The product, Celebrex, was slated to be the largest money maker the industry had ever seen. […]
How the US Military Saved Millions with Process Simulation
When an IED explodes (similar to what happened at the Boston Marathon) in Afghanistan, the pieces are gathered up, scanned and sent to an advanced biometrics group in the United States. […]
How to Overcome Obstacles in Process Improvement
Most people have a natural aversion to change, especially when it challenges their established work processes. This can make it difficult to gain buy-in for process improvement initiatives. To make meaningful improvements, it’s important to overcome major obstacles in process improvement interviews. […]
Process Improvement in a Job Shop
Process improvement in a job shop is challenging and can be time consuming, but is doesn’t have to be. ProcessModel has introduced a new model object that reduces the time to model to a fraction of what it was in the past. This model object also provides a way to import new data in seconds. [...]
What is a Process?
A series of steps or actions that are taken in order to achieve a particular result or goal. Everything we do, see others doing, have machines do for us, or see nature doing is a process. Processes can be found in various areas of life, including business, manufacturing, computing, and more. [...]
Process Simulation Helps Superfund Site Cleanup
After the end of the Cold War, the United States and the former Soviet Union began dismantling thousands of nuclear weapons. This dismantlement resulted in large quantities of surplus weapons-usable highly enriched uranium and plutonium. This creates a huge problem – plutonium is one of the most expensive materials on [...]