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Since 1985 APLOMET has helped organizations get the foundations right. A business strategy must be supported by effectively functioning operational processes, and we help organizations design, manage, measure and improve these processes.
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ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
Many organizations have recurring problems that their corrective action process does not effectively address. The cause is often
Musings: My Blog
My Fiction Books of the Year
I've shifted more of my time to reading fiction this year. Here are my Top 3 Recommendations: Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson Burn-In, by Peter Singer and August Cole Borrowed Time, by John Nolte
Baldrige Award Changes
The program was put on hiatus for a year or so in order to do a review. Information regarding the future is summarized in this post. Key issues/changes include: Recognize role models of resilience and long term success The evaluation process will focus more on...
Improving Visual Inspection
I recently attended a great webinar by a guru on Visual Inspection. Here's the video And here's a link to his book on the topic.
A Very Pragmatic View of RCA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akk2GJANtR0
Good Presentation on AI/ChatGPT, without Hype!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge6h3TmT3_g
Free Book on Performance Metrics
My 2013 book on Performance Metrics sold well for a while, but the publisher decided to put it out to pasture last year. So I'm making the PDF version available for free. Just download it here.
Update to Pascal’s Quote
Blaise Pascal's (1623-1662) famous quote: “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” We need to add, "without a TV, computer or smartphone." It's amazing what the mind can do when it has time to work alone, without all the...
More from ChatGPT
Yes, it can be erroneous at times, but to fear it or not use it for what it's good at makes absolutely no sense. I asked it what an organization might do if they're having "line clearance" errors, and here's what it said: Line clearance is an important process in...
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