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5 Ways Project Management and Lean Manufacturing Speed Up Processes

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Lean manufacturing has become a popular way to eliminate waste, reduce costs and improve efficiencies. The challenge with lean is that, despite its attraction to many executives who want to cut costs and increase productivity , a lean process doesn’t happen overnight. The intersection point: a vast opportunity!

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2022 Online and In-Person Events for Project/Resource Managers and Industry Professionals

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The first area will involve topics related to Agile, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, System Thinking, and other methods for improving the software development process. Another area of focus will cover Lean Startup, LeanUX, Design Thinking and Customer Development topics. . Pricing : from 330 EUR + 23% VAT. Pricing : available upon registration.

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6 Top Project Management Books for Engineers and Manufacturers

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Epiphanized: A Novel on Unifying Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma by Bob Sproull and Bruce Nelson. Management consultants Bob Sproull and Bruce Nelson borrow from Goldratt’s storytelling concept to explore the advantages of using Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma together. Oberlender. How to manage a micromanager.

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22 Manufacturing Conferences to Attend in 2018

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The ManuChem Strategies 2018. The ManuChem Strategies conference brings together over 150 production, SCM, & engineering leaders who are responsible for process optimization, lean manufacturing, and business strategy in their companies. Lean Manufacturing. Date: March 19 – March 20, 2018. Green Factory.

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Top 11 Must-Read Project Management Books

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It consists of the author’s essays that cover the philosophy and strategies for managing projects. The authors Bob Sproull and Bruce Nelson suggest combining TOC with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies for achieving better project management and business results and provide substantiation for that.

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Risk Management Resources

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This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Risk Identification: Practitioner Checklist for the Aerospace Sector,” Debra L. requires making estimates) ?

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Mitigating Cognitive Biases in Risk Identification: Practitioner Checklist for the Aerospace Sector,” Debra L. Modified Optimization Model for Selecting Project Risk Response Strategies,” Ewa Marchwicka and Dorota Kuchta, Operations Research and Decisions , No. Reliable Date,” Troy Magennis, Lean Kanban , Central Europe, 2014.