Introductory Lean Six Sigma
Background to the Series
I came across the Lean Six Sigma methodology some seventeen odd years ago while working for a Honda first-tier supplier of body-in-white components in the West Midlands of the United Kingdom. The results I saw delivered by the methodology were so mind-blowing...
On May 11, 1996, ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 passengers and crew just 10 minutes after take-off from Miami, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), determined that the probable cause of the accident which resulted in a fire in the airplane’s class...
…discrimination and the customer’s experience
You can say that human beings are wired funny. Think about it. Why should our differences become sources of discrimination? For instance, why should the skin colour or the shape of one’s eyes be used against the one? It is not as if the...
Formation of Quasi Price Regulatory Agency
Government does a lot to tame transport cost and even fuel prices despite free market mechanism set in place. The final objectives of these measures are that the multiplier effect of the Ghana Transport Road Coordinating Council will alleviate the economic hardship of...
The old cliché, “What gets measured get done” and “if you can measure it, you can manage it” speak to the strategic principles underpinning execution management. Measuring it gives a leader the insight needed to stay on course to achieve objectives. Once the leader has developed the strategy’s key performance measures (KPI),...
Different research studies have shown that, the best performing corporates, individuals and groups are the ones who have been able to combine hard and soft skills effectively. It is key that as individuals who want to grow our careers, entrepreneurs who want to grow ourselves, and our businesses and...
“It is not the absence of risk that determines a program’s success but the manner in which risk is identified and managed”
Dear readers, last week, I looked at the need to get the image of the risk personnel rebranded. I always observe the usual banter between the compliance/risk staff,...
Africa is blessed with abundant solar power due to the scorching sun. Solar power should be the alternative energy source to power vehicles, generating plants, and small-scale and commercial farming.
It could also be used for powering industries. For instance, during power outages, most heavy industries like Valco in Ghana...
Special Economic Zones:
…a catalyst for continental free trade
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are ringfenced industrial locations with varied economic rules compared to other areas of the same country. These modified economic laws are made to promote and draw in foreign direct investment (FDI). Beyond the purpose of supporting accelerated economic...