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Siemens AG: Key Account Management 1.) What are the key elements of Siemens' key account management program? In 2010, Siemens further developed a strong systematic approach based on the best experiences from the previous programs and developed a general Key Account Management framework, that each sector adapted to its markets and its needs. Siemens’ corporate key account management program had a top-down structure. The Sales Board (made of four sector CEOs) decides which vertical markets the…

De Botton, Alain. The Architecture Of Happiness. New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. Print. The Architecture of Happiness was written by Alain de Botton who is a professional philosopher and so he takes a look at architecture from a different point of view. He considers architecture and its role in achieving happiness and psychological and spiritual satisfaction. He believes that our happiness and our well-being are affected by our surroundings, particularly by the quality of the design of homes.…

room (OR) suite could translate to an additional $4 million to $7 million in annual revenue for the average-sized organization. Applying Six Sigma in Operating Room For improving quality, throughput and the bottom line in the operating room, numerous hospitals and health systems are finding that Six Sigma is a useful tool for improving quality. The Six Sigma projects have targeted…

Over the seven week course of Quality and Lean for Healthcare, the lesson explicates the understanding of Lean and six sigma yellow belt. Are project was to develop a team that was assign to a project manager in a new area within our hospital/organization. The tasked is to increase quality and lower cost in the process of applying Value Stream and Kaizen mapping. Within our discussion, we observed the understanding of the 8 waste, Lean thinking, Toyota Methodology and how to improve workflow.…

Lloyd II, D. & Holsenback, J. (2006). The use of Six Sigma in health care operations: Application and opportunity. Academy of Health Care Management Journal 2, p. 41-49. In this academic article, Lloyd and Holsenback describe Six Sigma as an application that provides framework for healthcare systems to manage quality improvement. Specifically, the article uses Six Sigma to reduce variability in the delivery of clinical services. Previous work is reviewed from a demonstration by a…

Fig. 1.1 Time line of lean six sigma 1.2 Literature Review: A lot of existing literature review articles are accessible on the standalone ways of lean methodology and Six Sigma methodology, however accessibility in the coordinated structure is in rare supply. Still a few endeavors have been made by the researchers in the past to arrange and recreate the current situation of LSS. Assarlind et al.[8]studied about the literature analysis of multi faceted view on LSS application. . They also…

Introduction: Six sigma has many definitions. It can be considered as a methodology which produces perfect process of production according to (Roan). In a different definition six sigma can be defined as a change in organizational culture ( Pande et al, 2000). Six sigma processes comes from a view which thought that when one has six standard deviations between the specification limit and process mean, no items will fail to meet specifications. One of six sigma purposes is to reduce process…

1.5 ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (UPLC) Since from thirty years, High performance liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is well accepted technique used in laboratories worldwide. It is one of the analytical techniques used to identify, separate and quantify each analyte in a mixture. One of the primary drivers for the development of this technique has been the progression of the packing materials (particle size, packing technology, chemistry) used to impact the separation. The fundamental…

T&L Medical Transportation owners and dispatchers are at a continuous battle over the daily operations of the company. One of the processes that they will need to consider implementing to stay strategically competitive would be upgrading their computer system. Therefore, for this process to occur the following steps will need to be executed for this to reach fruition in this organization. T&L Medical Transportation owners and managers will both need to be on the same page as far as…

In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath argue that the six criteria of stickiness make every idea more memorable and powerful. They target business-leaders, policy-makers, and teachers. The first criterion is Simple, which has two required prongs: Core, which focuses the text, and Compact, which keeps a text concise (Heath 45-46). The second criterion is Unexpected, which opens and closes knowledge gaps to keep the target audience’s attention (65). Dan Pink’s TedTalk “The Puzzle of Motivation”…