Lean Six Sigma for manufacturing
Bain Brief 5/1/2008
by Peter Guarraia, Gib Carey, Alistair Corbett, and Klaus Neuhaus
Despite its popularity, Lean Six Sigma often fails to deliver. Manufacturers are finding an upfront diagnostic X-ray improves their odds of streamlining operations and cutting costs.
Lean Six Sigma for the services industry
Bain & Company 4/2/2008
by Peter Guarraia, Gib Carey, Alistair Corbett, and Klaus Neuhaus
As Lean Six Sigma's popularity grows in the services industries, so can the disappointing results. An upfront diagnostic X-ray helps companies get more from their efforts.
Leading change management requires sticking to the PLOT
Bain Brief (World Economic Forum) 3/13/2008
by Todd Senturia, Lori Flees, and Manny Maceda
There's no single, perfect answer for leaders pursuing change initiatives; instead, success requires taking several basic steps. We've codified four elements in an approach we call PLOT: Plan, Lead, Operate, and Track. The PLOT framework--a toolkit for change management--calls for leaders to identify the sources of value and then focus on a few areas for improvement: get the right people in place quickly, rally the troops around milestones, make sure the tough calls are made, and rigorously track progress.
The Indian opportunity in pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing
Bain Brief (World Economic Forum) 1/24/2008
by Ashish Singh and Chuck Farkas
These days, global pharmaceutical companies are faced with increasing cost and commercialization pressures. The opportunity in India's fast-growing domestic market is large. But to realize its current and future offshoring potential, India's pharmaceutical industry has to address a few key issues.
Growth through sustainability
Bain Brief (World Economic Forum) 1/22/2008
by Darrell Rigby
Sustainability has typically been regarded as a cost of doing business, particularly for those companies closest to consumers. But these days leading companies are taking a different tack. Instead of a risk-management perspective, their view is that sustainability can be a platform for profitable growth.
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