This post is inspired by an article posted June 15th, 2022 on https://www.prnewswire.com/ titled “Latest Study from Avery Point Group Concludes: Demand for Lean Professionals Remains Strong, While Six Sigma Talent Demand Continues to Decline”. In short, the mentioned study found “ongoing robust demand for Continuous Improvement skills overall, with Six Sigma talent demand showing … Continue reading Is Six Sigma out of fashion?
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OKRs: No automatic linkage between strategic intents and shop floor actions. But still worth setting them!
Despite inflated expectations - a marker of the hype phase according to Gartner’s hype cycle model - OKRs don’t do better than other approaches for cascading strategic intents from the C-suite down to the shop floor. There is no automatic linkage provided between strategic intents defined at the organization’s top and shop floor actions. Managers … Continue reading OKRs: No automatic linkage between strategic intents and shop floor actions. But still worth setting them!
Industry 4.0 10th anniversary (2011-2021), what happened so far?
The concept Industry 4.0 was officially launched in October 2011 during the “Hannover messe”, Germany’s greatest trade fair. Now, in October 2021, Industry 4.0 is 10 years older and this anniversary is a good opportunity to question what changed? Reminders Taken from the German official “plattform i40”: Industrie 4.0 refers to the intelligent networking of … Continue reading Industry 4.0 10th anniversary (2011-2021), what happened so far?
Chris HOHMANN 