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Concept to Commercialization Part 3: Marketing to an Unsuspecting World

Steve Adams
December 1, 2014

Personal resources may often dictate pace, but they should never govern your commitment.


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Jim's Gems: Relationship of Time and Reality

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Jim L. Smith
November 11, 2014

Jim Smith discusses the subjective nature of time and how we can use it to our benefit.


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Five Techniques for Reducing Manufacturing WIP: Lean Six Sigma Project Opportunity

Forrest Breyfogle
November 3, 2014

Forrest Breyfogle III discusses five ways to reduce manufacturing work in progress.


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Concept to Commercialization Part 2: Design to Build

Steve Adams
October 28, 2014

You started with a napkin drawing, revise it. Analyze component geometry and purpose. Eliminate parts where you can.


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Turning an Idea into a Patent: Part I

Steve Adams
October 27, 2014

This series will discuss the patent process from concept to commercialization.
 


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Jim's Gems: Commitment

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
October 21, 2014
Commitment means little without some kind of affirmative action and to have those actions count for something.
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Jim's Gems: Escape the Crab Bucket Mentality

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
October 14, 2014

My early mentor told me that “you must ignore the crabs if you want to be a success.”


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Seven Attributes of a Control Plan for Lean Six Sigma and the Business

Forrest Breyfogle
October 8, 2014

The final step of the Lean Six Sigma process improvement roadmap is control.


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Jim's Gems: What’s Your Passion?

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
October 1, 2014

What are you passionate about? Do you dare to express that passion in everything you do? If not, why don't you?


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Jim's Gems: Persistence Power

QM 0222 CLMN Face AUTHOR Jim Smith
Jim L. Smith
September 23, 2014

Success is not always easy, but it comes to those who are persistent.


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