What is your occupation?

[insite]

Originally Posted by Boxter

...was just about to begin my six sigma training while still employed by one of the nations largest banks a few years back...it seemed all the rage then...now that particular bank is my largest client and I do not hear any buzz about it anymore...

Do you think the method is losing steam or falling out of favor abit with large corps.?...shoot me a PM if you have a moment to chat. Thanks

we still push 6S hard, but mostly because our customer likes the appearance of frequent discrete cost-cutting initiatives. maybe it's our corporation's management style, but most lean / 6S events lack follow-through and don't produce results. sometimes the process owner injects himself into the process to try to sway results, too. frustrating. a lot of people at our company are starting to think of lean events / kaizan / VSM as a waste of a week with a birthday party
on friday. again, though, the customer loves it.

i think sometimes american management corrupts the spirit of the japanese ideas.

[Darkhamr]

Originally Posted by insite

we still push 6S hard, but mostly because our customer likes the appearance of frequent discrete cost-cutting initiatives. maybe it's our corporation's management style, but most lean / 6S events lack follow-through and don't produce results. sometimes the process owner injects himself into the process to try to sway results, too. frustrating. a lot of people at our company are starting to think of lean events / kaizan / VSM as a waste of a week with a birthday party
on friday. again, though, the customer loves it.

HAHA! My colleagues are huddled around me and we are crying from laughing so hard at this!!! BTW what kind of cake do you use? We had to cut costs back to McCain's frozen ones.

Originally Posted by insite

i think sometimes american management corrupts the spirit of the japanese ideas.

Do you think? LOL
Can I nominate you for understatement of the year?

[Gerardo de Kort]

Other People's Money.

Manager of Investment department at local bank.
We work with correspondent brokers in MIA and NY (in the US).

[insite]

[QUOTE=Darkhamr]BTW what kind of cake do you use? We had to cut costs back to McCain's frozen ones. [quote]

i checked. aparently we've cut back on the cake, too. the logical result of a kaizen to cut the cost of kaizens......

[loftedbooch]

self employed

[YellowJacket]

I'm a statistician for a large financial services corporation.

[pecivil]

Associate Principal at consulting structural engineering firm in downtown San Diego.

I design buildings and kiss architects asses for a living.

Licensed Civil and Structural Engineer in Cali and Structural Engineer in Hawaii.

[bronxballer]

I sell life insurance, does anyone want to buy any?