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By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 14, 2016

Can Six Sigma Filter Through Government Bureaucracy?

The Noise of Government Bureaucracy Can Six Sigma filter through government bureaucracy for success? That may be a tough question to ask. The

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated March 10, 2016

Breaking a Trail in the New Frontier There is a popular saying in business that goes something like this: 'If you can't measure it, then you can't

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated February 20, 2016

The business of our justice system is ripe for change! Set aside the legal aspects and just focus on the business side of the industry. The fact is,

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated January 12, 2016

Do you walk the walk or are you all talk? Understanding Gemba and the true purpose of Gemba Walks is crucial. Gemba is where the work is done or

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 15, 2008

I'd venture to say that most products and services are bloated with features that customers most likely don't care for; I've been part of product

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 14, 2006

While I was with Amazon, Bezos always made a point to say that Amazon wasn't an e-tailer: Amazon was a software company. He drove this point home at

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 31, 2006

I'm starting my Muay Thai workout on Wednesday. I have a heavy bag and speed bag at home that I just put together -- my wife bought me a really nice

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 27, 2006

In graduate school, I did a research project in industrial linguistics. My project was to tackle the word-sense disambiguation problem. Basically,