What is Lean Six Sigma?http://www.100pceffectivetraining.com/leansixsigmaLean Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology which combines (as the name implies) tools from both Lean Enterprise (Manufacturing) and Six Sigma. Lean eliminates the waste in your processes, while Six Sigma ensures quality through the elimination of variation in your processes and also provides a structured data driven structure to solve problems and implement...more
Have you ever thought about or noticed a competitor utilizing "thoughtleading" as a business development strategy? Positioning yourself and your firm as leading-edge thinkers in your field involves publishing articles and books, speaking regularly to professional groups, getting yourself noticed by the media and surveying your target market in order to produce research data that only you possess.If that sounds like fun, or simply a potentially...more
How Automation Assists Sponsors, Facility Management Personnel, Study Directors and QAUs Comply with Good Laboratory PracticesMaintaining a quality system that complies with the FDA's GLP regulations requires the cooperation of four groups and/or individuals. The GLP regulations specify these groups as follows:* Study Sponsors* Facility Management Personnel* Study Directors (usually only one per study)* QAU (Quality Assurance Unit)Extensive ResponsibilityEach of these groups or individuals should be 1) an integral part to the conduct of every non-clinical safety study and 2) should adhere to the respective responsibilities assigned by the FDA. Since these responsibilities are extensive, the automation of GLP management is highly recommended for life science industries that are already fighting against breakneck product-to-market time warps. Study SponsorsSponsors often carry the weight of ultimate responsibility for every non-clinical study. After all, it is the sponsor who will reap success when a study is fruitful or take the traumatic brunt (i.e. usually financial loss) when it fails. It is easy to understand therefore why the sponsors of many non-clinical studies are eager to...more
If we told you that there are only four ways to make money, would that feel less overwhelming? At The Money Gym we subscribe to Malcolm Gladwell's theory as laid out in The Tipping Point - anything between 3 and 7 is a good number.By breaking it down into the "Four Lanes" we can break down the question of how to become a millionaire within five...more
Sales begin from the bottom-up or the top-down. They can begin internally from a perceived need, or they can begin externally from a marketing presentation. No matter how the sale initiates it ends with the executive in charge of the decision saying yes or no. Sales can turn into large accounts if the executives impacted associate you and your...more
When considering whether or not to buy a property in Polandas an investment it seems prudent to look for expert advice.Is now a good time to buy? Which area is the best to choose?Will the real estate rise in value? But by looking at thehistorical track record of experts in the UK perhaps seekingguidance from those who should know is not such a good idea.PriceWaterhouse Coopers are one of the world's mostrespected consultants and accountants. They employ thousandsof analysts to support their customer fronting staff indecision making roles and many of these work in the area ofproperty. In 2004 they claimed UK house prices were "20-40%above their long run averages" and predicted values wouldfall by 10-15%. In reality they rose 3% in 2005, 9% in 2006and they are still rising now.Ernst&Young faired no better. They thought house priceswould rise 7% in 2004 before slowing to zero or evendeclining in the following years.The Centre of Economics and Business Research is anindependent business that, according to their websitecarries out "thorough and insightful research". In 2003 theyclaimed UK house prices would rise 15% in 2004 and 3.4% in2005 before falling 1.5% in 2006 and 2.3% in 2007....more
This way of analysing the property market is not unique toPoland. Those involved in Western European property havebeen using the same foundations for their calculations andgetting it wrong for decades. The truth is the link betweenaverage salaries,...more
The subheading to this article could read:"How the little guy gets squashed by the establishment"You might say: "So what's new. We know that that happens all the time." - And you are probably right.Let's start at the beginning: This morning I was...more
To be a successful investor or trader, a written investment plan is a must! In fact, most broking firms will not allow its professional traders to trade money without a trading plan!Each and every trader must submit their plan and have it approved to...more
As you read this stock market article, you have a few choices. You could choose to continue reading, or you could choose to stop reading it and watch t.v. It's your option. You don't have the obligation to go and watch t.v, just the option.For the...more
When a private company reaches a point in it's development that it requires an injection of capital to expand the business, then the directors have a couple of choices. One of the most popular methods is to FLOAT the company.Floating, also known as...more
The stock market is made up solely of buyers and sellers. These buyers and sellers may be super-huge, billion dollar institutions trading enormous amounts of money everyday or private individuals trading just one or two parcels of shares each year....more