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Innovation Management
Dos and Don’ts Of Rapid InnovationWhen I talk with the business leaders and heads of strategy across organizations, the common challenge that they seem to face is to translate ideas into business profits. This very dilemma led me to delve deep on this topic. Read More
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8 Steps to Becoming a Customer- Centric OrganizationCustomer centric approach comprises of sequential and collaborative efforts at understanding the voice of the customer (VoC) and includes Read More
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5 Attributes for Customer-Centric InnovationCustomer- centric innovation begins with a customer- centric approach and includes Read More
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Innovation is not an initiative. It’s a business process !Innovation has been the buzz word for the entire past decade and shall continue to be. However, what does innovation mean to 21st Century businesses? Innovation equals profits. Read More
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Business Transformation
Convert business deficiency to efficiency with Spaghetti ModelsWait-times, hold-ups, bottlenecks, slowdowns, delays are common deficiencies at workplace. Want to get rid of them? Use Spaghetti models. Read More
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9 Top skills to look for while hiring a Continuous Improvement Expert or Consulting FirmA Continuous Improvement consultant plays dual roles. Firstly, she /he advises the Continuous Improvement methodology a company must go in for. And secondly, she / he may be become the change leader for that campaign. Read More
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Accelerate tech modernization to make your business future-fit.‘Go- digital’ is the new magic mantra in today’s time of the ‘new normal’. The new normal induced by the pandemic compels us to work differently as we successfully wade thru the un-lockdown phase … Read More
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Improve Process Efficiency with Visual ManagementA picture is worth a thousand words ... Visual Management hence is one of the top techniques to improve process efficiency. Read More
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What are the core success factors to transform business organizations?As leaders around the world steer their organizations out of the pandemic, many are recognizing the need for transformation. Read More
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Accelerate business growth with Agile Part 2: Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions on Agile.In this part I shall discuss top 10 frequently asked questions around Agile. By the way, these questions have been taken from my blog reader’s feedback which I regularly receive as direct messages or queries. Read More
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How to transform businesses via portfolio management- Part 1The magnitude and extent of the transformation task will be different depending on the organization’s size, industry sector, market demographics, product mix etc. Read More
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Use Strategic QbD to improve Business ResilienceQbD is a holistic concept for business improvement and has not been fully explored to its full potential. It can do much more than just build-in quality. Read More
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How to lead organizational change successfully?Change management is vital to achieve success with business transformation. Checkout top 20 change management models, change tools and tips... Read More
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Lean, Six Sigma
What is Six Sigma Business Process Improvement Methodology?
Six Sigma methodology is a method of business process improvement that pays vital attention to an organization’s customer interactions, businesses Read More
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What is the difference between Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Business Process Improvement Methodology? While the name implies that Lean Six Sigma incorporates Six Sigma, and rightly so, there are some differences between the two. They are both methods in which a company can improve Read More
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What are the Advantages of Lean Six Sigma Methodology for Business Improvement? The methodology of Lean Six Sigma is the combination the principles of Six Sigma and a manufacturing process referred to as “lean”. It is used to optimize the Read More
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Business Turnaround and Continuous Improvement Tips and Tricks- Part 2 of 6: Six Sigma in a NutshellSix Sigma was introduced by Motorola in 1980s as a business process improvement technique that works on performance improvements Read More
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Business Turnaround and Continuous Improvement Tips & Tricks Part 4 of 6- Lean ManifestoBorn at Toyota, Lean is a lighter, leaner way to achieve results. A Lean process is ruthless about getting rid of errors, steps, processes and people that don’t add value Read More
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Kaizen
Continuous Improvement with Mastermind Shruti Bhat Series: Advantages of Kaizen Methodology The term Kaizen come from a Japanese phrase that means “continuous improvement”. It uses the Japanese judgment of improving the workplace internally in order Read More
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Continuous Improvement with Mastermind Shruti Bhat Series- What is Kaizen Approach? |
Continuous Business Improvement with Mastermind Shruti Bhat series- What is Lean Kaizen? Lean Kaizen is a method of improvement that involves a continuous process in order to get rid of excess waste involved in a process. Kaizen is the foundation of Read More
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Continuous Business Improvement with mastermind Shruti Bhat series- Advantages of Gemba Kaizen. Gemba Kaizen is a method of continuous improvement that involves real time action. It is commonly used to add valuable activities to Read More
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How to cut costs strategically using KaizenThe good news is that, a large-scale company overhaul is not necessary. By and large, in most cases, it has been observed that it is short, often done, and simple improvement steps improve the bottom-line. Read More
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737 Max: Debris found in plane’s fuel tanks – Kaizen can help?A culture of Kaizen helps bigtime in such cases. Kaizen-based installation of quality systems are extremely effective for all types of workplaces be it- production, assembly-line or service functions Read More
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Streamline processes and workflows with Gemba WalkGemba Walk is a process of making personal observation of jobs and workflows where work happens (i.e. Gemba) with those who actually do it, as against discussing about the solving the problem in a meeting room. Read More
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Quality Management
Mistake-Proofing Pharmaceutical Product Development, Manufacturing and Logistics, Cost Savings via Poka Yoke Do you have complaints such as- R&D is slow, doesn’t give out products on time? Or too many failed bio-studies? Read More
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Follow Continuous Improvement with Mastermind Shruti Bhat- What are the advantages of TQM methodology ? Total Quality Management, otherwise known as TQM, is a series of techniques that allows an organization to experience Read More
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Mistake-Proofing Pharmaceutical Products: What can we learn from Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan recalls? First Valsartan, now Irbesartan formulations are going thru a recall. As these product recalls are happening world-over Read More
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What are the Advantages of ISO Approach in Business Process Improvement and Quality ManagementA company’s main goal should be to provide quality. This can often be hindered by in-competence Read More
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Follow Continuous Improvement with Mastermind Shruti Bhat- Limitations of TQM methodology Total Quality Management, or TQM, is a series of techniques that is meant to deliver the high quality products Read More
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Out of Specification Impurity and Non-Compliance to Manufacturing Standards Continue to Haunt Pharmaceuticals- The Lupin Story. Here's One Way to Correct the MessOut of specification impurity continues to haunt pharmaceutical Read More
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Business Turnaround and Continuous Improvement Tips & Tricks Part 5 of 6: TQM in a NutshellTQM (Total Quality Management) actively preceded LEAN and much of its focus on waste-reduction, continuous improvement and elimination of defects has since been rolled into Lean Read More
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Valsartan, Irbesartan, Losartan Product Recalls- What are the Lessons for Pharmaceutical Industry? Since September last year, news of *SARTAN drug recalls are doing the rounds Read More
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Follow Continuous Improvement with Mastermind Shruti Bhat- What is 5 S methodology5S workplace organization method implies a basis of improving an organization and is a vital aspect to creating an aesthetically pleasing workplace Read More
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Continuous Improvement Case Studies
Lean Manufacturing in Food, Drug, Cosmetics & Chemical Industry - A Case StudyImproved productivity of pellet manufacturing by 28% per shift via LEAN Read More
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Continuous Improvement for Human Resources (HR) department via Lean and KaizenHave you ever been in a situation where there are open positions in your department that haven’t been filled out for one or two years? Read More
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Lean Innovation, Hoshin Kanrii and Six Sigma (as DFSS) for Product Design, Development and Manufacture via 3D Printing; a Case StudyLean Innovation, Hoshin Kanrii and Six Sigma (DFSS- design for six sigma) for product design, development Read More
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Kaizen in Engineering Industry: Improved Machine Utilization by 21%; a Continuous Improvement Case StudyLearn how to use Kaizen to improve Machine Utilization by 21% or more in an engineering company Read More
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Kaizen Improved Patenting and Patent Filing Process ~ 20% drop in Patenting Cost; a Continuous Improvement Case StudyLearn how to use Kaizen to manage intellectual property and reduce patent filing costs by 20% or more Read More
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Improved treatment and wound healing for burn patients at a hospital in France. Expedited patient recovery by 33%: Healthcare Continuous Improvement Case Study Healthcare is a service-based industry sector. Unlike other industries, healthcare has a lot of human angle to it Read More
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Just-in-time methodology applied to life science research and development division to improve R&D operating efficiency- A case studyJust-in-time (JIT) technique is usually applied to manufacturing and service functions of companies, but not to their R&D divisions. Read More
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Other Continuous Improvement Methodologies
How to develop a culture of ‘Continuous Improvement’ in an organization? Continuous improvement in an organization means that employees are constantly learning, improving and adding to the main goal of the organization. Read More
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Business Turnaround and Continuous Improvement Tips & Tricks Part 3 of 6- Agile in Nutshell for Improving Sales & Marketing of Products and ServicesOriginally developed to address the pitfalls of traditional project management Read More
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Advantages of Just- In -Time Production StrategyThere are a number of advantages to using the Just In Time production strategy few have been cited here: such as less waste, better quality and Read More
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7 Important tools to identify a "Quality" problem. There are seven main tools that help identify quality problems. These techniques are the most commonly used and most effective tools for overcoming problems in terms of quality. The best tools are ones that can Read More
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What is the difference between business process improvement and business process redesign?Learn the difference between business process improvement and business process reengineering / redesign in this Read More
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Role of Benchmarking in Business Process Improvement/ Business Process RedesignBenchmarking is a business term that defines the comparison of a business against others in terms of understanding where the business stands and how it can Read More
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Do's and Don'ts of Process Mapping.Process mapping is a tool that is used to show workflow in a visual manner. It is used an organization tool for communicating ideas and planning within businesses. The main aspects of process mapping include inputs, outputs, stages, decision points Read More
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Business Turnaround and Continuous Improvement Tips and Tricks Part 1 of 6 Business Improvement means making the choices and adopting the tools and processes that generate the best result at the least cost. Read More
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Streamlined Process Improvement - A shortcut technique for improving business efficiency and profit. It is normal for organizations to find themselves in a rut since many processes become ingrained due to repetition. An easy solution is Streamlined process improvement.
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Business Turnaround and Continuous Improvement Tips & Tricks Part 6 of 6 : Balanced Score CardWhile methodologies like Six Sigma and Agile may have mutually exclusive viewpoints on the correct way to run/ manage a process improvement project, Balanced Score Card methodology gels well with most systems. Read More
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What is the difference between ISO and Kaizen continual improvement techniques?Just as there are similarities between ISO and Kaizen, there are several stark differences too. I have enumerated few differences between ISO and Kaizen... Read More
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Continuous Improvement for
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Industry
Out of Specification Impurity and Non-Compliance to Manufacturing Standards Continue to Haunt Pharmaceuticals- The Lupin Story. Here's One Way to Correct the MessOut of specification impurity continues to haunt pharmaceutical products Read More
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Mistake-Proofing Pharmaceutical Product Development, Manufacturing and Logistics, Cost Savings via Poka Yoke Do you have any of the following complaints such as - R&D is slow, doesn’t give out products on time? Or too many failed batches in pilot plant during tech-transfer? Read More
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Valsartan, Irbesartan, Losartan Product Recalls- What are the Lessons for Pharmaceutical Industry? Since September last year, news of *SARTAN drug recalls are doing the rounds Read More
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Mistake-Proofing Pharmaceutical Products: What can we learn from Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan recalls? First Valsartan, now Irbesartan formulations are going thru a recall. As these product recalls are happening world-over, the chaos is enormous Read More
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Continuous Improvement for Pharmaceutical R&DReturn on pharmaceutical R&D investment is steadily dropping over the past decade from 10.1 % in 2010 to 1.8 % in 2019. Read More
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Continuous Improvement for Drug Industry: Part 6: Selecting the right R&D digitalization platform.Continuous improvement in R&D via digitalization or any other pathway is a top-down initiative. Leaders must make 'continuous improvement' in pharma R&D a priority and an integral part of corporate goals. Read More
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Continuous Improvement for other industry sectors
Agile for Sales & Marketing Process Improvements: A Telecom Industry Perspective Part 1 of 2 After years of exploring ways to do more with less, telecos finally can experience actual upside with a next-generation marketing and sales transformation. This is definitely is an exciting time for telecos Read More
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Agile for Sales & Marketing Process Improvements: A Telecom Industry Perspective Part 2 of 2 This part of the article series discusses the sales & marketing process problems (within telecos), recommended solutions, Agile and Lean Kaizen process Read More
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Drug Delivery
Advances in pharmaceutical research- use of nanotechnology as therapeutic platforms for disease management.New nanoparticles deliver bigger drug payload. Read More
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Intranasal administration route for protein & peptide mucosal delivery. Due to its unique physiology and ready accessibility, the nasal cavity is an attractive delivery site for the systemic administration of therapeutics. The nasal membrane or mucosa Read More
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Mucosal Drug Delivery Systems- Part 1: Formulation Considerations
Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems utilize the property of bioadhesion of certain water-soluble polymers, which become adhesive on hydration and hence can be used for targeting a drug to a particular region Read More
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Nanotechnology in Mucosal Drug Delivery SystemsA new generation of drug delivery systems is being created as a result of the ability to design nano particles and their matrixes. Nano particles are very small molecules Read More
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