Asia
Chinese Manufacturing: Can the Dragon get Lean?
September 09 by Shady El Safty7 Challenges for Lean transformation in China Until recently, China's competitiveness was based on one key ingredient: an abundance of cheap, low-skilled labor, writes contribut...
7 Challenges for Lean transformation in China
August 22 by Shady El SaftyOne would think that in the current environment, where many Chinese manufacturers make less than 2 % of profit on their sales and many Chinese companies are losing money, their le
Avoiding the common errors of change management: Interview with Nokia Siemen's Ashutosh Pandey
February 01 by Process Excellence NetworkMaking changes to processes is actually quite easy but the challenging part is getting the organization to not only commit to the changes but stick with them over time. Like new year's resolutions a...
Indian Takeaways - Lessons on Process from an Emerging Market
September 28 by Steve TowersFrom a sundeck on top of one of Delhi’s tallest building, overlooking the city’s sprawling skyline, it is hard to believe that Part Two of the Global meltdown is really underway. I...
2011 Finalists Named in PEX Network's Indian Process Excellence Awards
September 05 by Process Excellence NetworkLONDON - 5 SEPTEMBER: The first round of 2011 finalists for IQPC Process Excellence Network’s Annual Process Excellence Awards for India were announced today. Launching for the first time with...
From Workshop to Shopping Mall – Is China’s Manufacturing Dominance Ending?
August 10 by Process Excellence NetworkChina has become known as the "world’s workshop". But with rising inflation, increasing labour costs, and struggling consumers in the west is that reputation about to change? China's manuf...
Key Ingredients for a Successful Process Improvement Programme
July 18 by Process Excellence Network Editor
Operational Excellence in India: Interview with Pankaj Aggarwal
July 11 by Pankaj AggarwalHow does operational excellence in India compare with its counterparts in Europe and the United States? Pankaj Aggarwal shares his views in this PEX Network interview. Pankaj has nearly two deca...
Indian Firms Must Create "Sustainable Competitive Advantage"
June 15 by Megan JamesThe Process Excellence Network is launching its first Lean Six Sigma summit in India later this year. Megan James, Deputy Director Portfolio at the PEX Network, has been organizing the summit and ex...
Lean Six Sigma Growing In India and China
June 13 by Process Excellence NetworkFor years the low wages in India and China have attracted the manufacturing – and increasingly research and development functions – of global companies. However, this will not last forev...
Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve and Innovate
May 17 by Bryan CamoensSeow Hong Xuan, Deputy Director, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt for Singapore’s largest Telco, SingTel explains the difference between the strategic and tactical deployment of Lean Six Sigma...
Get Ready for the Biggest Shift Since the Industrial Revolution
April 12 by Process Excellence NetworkThe future is in Asia, James Bellini, futurologist and author, told delegates at the start of Process Excellence Week Europe in London last week. "We’re currently undergoing the biggest shif...