Comments for process-improvement-solutions.com Blog http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog Process Improvement, Efficiency Improvement, Productivty Improvement using Lean DMAIC DFSS Six Sigma Tools to grow the Operating Margin Tue, 26 May 2009 03:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Comment on Repositioning during Troughs? by larrytooley http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog/2009/04/20/repositioning-during-troughs/comment-page-1/#comment-12 larrytooley Tue, 26 May 2009 03:28:58 +0000 http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog/?p=125#comment-12 I agree with your comment about not being able to rely on the US population to prop up the world GDP like we have in the past. I also agree that China and India growth is going to be a near-term opportunity, but I am also thinking about what kind of roll Africa or South America could play in our future. In all these situations, the US is not competitive in supplying goods to these parts of the world due to the natural and human resource advantages held by these countries. I think the real question is what does the US have to offer these growing economies? I agree with your comment about not being able to rely on the US population to prop up the world GDP like we have in the past. I also agree that China and India growth is going to be a near-term opportunity, but I am also thinking about what kind of roll Africa or South America could play in our future. In all these situations, the US is not competitive in supplying goods to these parts of the world due to the natural and human resource advantages held by these countries. I think the real question is what does the US have to offer these growing economies?

]]> Comment on Can Mr. Dell do a Steve Jobs act? by ram http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog/2009/02/27/can-mr-dell-do-a-steve-jobs-act/comment-page-1/#comment-8 ram Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:48:41 +0000 http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog/?p=55#comment-8 There are still issues to be addressed on the supply side. With the market shifting from desktops to laptops, and manufacturing shifting to the Pacific Rim, Dell's techniques honed in the 90s are no longer as much a diffrentiator. Their just in time manufacturing techniques that excelled with desktops, are very hard to apply to laptops. Laptop manufactuing is now dominated by the Pacific Rim. Efficiently integrating these outsourced manufacturing shops into their supply chain is the challege that Dell must overcome, and an area where HP leads significantly. Also with the market shift to laptops comes a greater engineering channel. Laptops by nature of their compact physical design require considerable more engineering creativity than desktops built out of standard components. Dell's R&D investment has traditionally been one of least in the computer industry, and this is also hurting them badly. Finally, laptop customers tend to purchase systems they can touch and feel. This makes retail distribution critical. Retail is a more expensive channel too, and one that requires considerable experience to manage properly. Dell having shunned retail for so long, is having to play catch-up big time to its competitors in this space. There are still issues to be addressed on the supply side. With the market shifting from desktops to laptops, and manufacturing shifting to the Pacific Rim, Dell’s techniques honed in the 90s are no longer as much a diffrentiator. Their just in time manufacturing techniques that excelled with desktops, are very hard to apply to laptops. Laptop manufactuing is now dominated by the Pacific Rim. Efficiently integrating these outsourced manufacturing shops into their supply chain is the challege that Dell must overcome, and an area where HP leads significantly.

Also with the market shift to laptops comes a greater engineering channel. Laptops by nature of their compact physical design require considerable more engineering creativity than desktops built out of standard components. Dell’s R&D investment has traditionally been one of least in the computer industry, and this is also hurting them badly.

Finally, laptop customers tend to purchase systems they can touch and feel. This makes retail distribution critical. Retail is a more expensive channel too, and one that requires considerable experience to manage properly. Dell having shunned retail for so long, is having to play catch-up big time to its competitors in this space.

]]> Comment on Use TheProcess, don’t be used by it! Lean DMAIC DFSS Six Sigma by simibandlish http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog/2009/02/23/use-theprocess-dont-be-used-by-it-lean-dmaic-dfss-six-sigma/comment-page-1/#comment-6 simibandlish Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:44:43 +0000 http://process-improvement-solutions.com/blog/?p=5#comment-6 Very well said... Most of the times we tend to fall prey to using the tools & trying to prove something without really focusing on what is that we are trying to achieve. To my mind process mapping is the most powerful tool that has been around for ages. 90% of your problems get highlighted the moment you are able to map the AS IS process & are able to plug numbers when ever there is a decision box. Very well said… Most of the times we tend to fall prey to using the tools & trying to prove something without really focusing on what is that we are trying to achieve.
To my mind process mapping is the most powerful tool that has been around for ages. 90% of your problems get highlighted the moment you are able to map the AS IS process & are able to plug numbers when ever there is a decision box.

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