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 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. [...]
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 [...]
Irrespective of what type of a company you work in, management is always seeking a better way of identifying the best projects — projects that will make difference in the bottom line of the company. Let us show you how to find problem areas, capture information, and how to improve [...]
“Don’t leave Money on the Table,” These words, or questions of a similar nature, are heard time and time again in most meetings where simulation has been presented. Most of the time systems are so complex, that finding the “right solution” is easier said than done. To find the [...]
See the five process problems experienced by most companies, why they can’t be solved with traditional Lean tools, and how you can tackle them quickly without even breaking a sweat. […]
It’s Friday night at the restaurant. As the owner of this buzzing social phenomenon you smile at the sight of bustling waiters and the line of patrons at the door just waiting to experience the fine dining your restaurant is famous for. […]
Anyone can perform an analysis manually. However, as the complexity of the analysis rises, so does the need to employ a computer-based process improvement tool. While spreadsheets can perform many complex calculations and help determine the operational status of most systems, their use of average numbers to represent arrivals, activity [...]
“Yeah, yeah. We’ve heard that before.” Is that the response you receive from your superiors when you attempt to present a new way of saving the company time and money?” […]
The central objective includes more quickly and accurately forecasting and justifying manpower, personnel, and training requirements to ensure the training readiness of the Navy in the most efficient and effective manner. A three-phased strategy was developed to accomplish this effort. […]