Quality Digest Live -- June 16, 2017
Story links for June 16, 2017
Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2017 Supply Chain Top 25
Risk-Based Thinking in Planning (6.0): Using the Business Operating System Approach
Plus and interview with Chad Kymal
Employee Motivation
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Happy employees. Where does it come from? Internal or external motivation?
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What are the common mistakes managers make when trying to motivate employees? In this article, we’ll discuss these mistakes and some better strategies to successfully motivate employees.
Manufacturing Lessons from Space
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From aerospace to automotive to custom bicycles, if you’re not using the best technology, you’re not creating the most value.
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A New Spin on the Ohno Circle, Part 1
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When an organization finds and eliminates waste, it gains a competitive advantage
What Do You Mean My Production Is Wonky?
You can be known as a hard worker and counted on to tie up loose ends, but fall behind when co-workers’ tasks are on hold until yours are complete, and you’re perceived as needing an attitude adjustment. What would you want to do? Place blame or work on a remedy?
What Do ‘Above’ and ‘Below’ Average Really Mean?
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Rankings with alleged helpful feedback might feel appropriate but should be avoided at all costs
Four Decision-Making Styles and When to Use Them
Sometimes leaders make bad decisions or harm team morale by making autocratic decisions without involving others. And other times they waste their team’s time by unnecessarily involving them.
How Will Real-World Evidence Affect 2017 FDA Guidances?
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The`Advanced Medical Technology Association has asked the FDA to clarify how real-world examples support regulatory decision making
Finding Our Own Value—Growing by Understanding
There are those days where your personal kanban is on fire. You’re in a state of flow and tickets are just moving right along. The days go by and you look at your “done” column… it’s full. Really, really full.