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Systems thinking involves understanding a business process, practice or problem in terms of a bigger picture, where all parts are inter-related. Find articles on system thinking, definitions, and help in understanding systems.


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Lean Systems Thinking

By Paul Mullenhour and Jamie Flinchbaugh - Successful quality improvement involves using all the tools and methodologies at your disposal. Traditional lean efforts will help you reduce flow time and waste, leading to improvements that will boost overall quality. Six Sigma, with its focus on statistics, will help you deliver a more consistent product. But to fully support your long-term goals, you need the all-important third component: the cultural change that comes with adopting lean rules, principles and vision. (Added: 13-Dec-2006 Hits: 438 )

The Way of Systems

By Gene Bellinger - This is the third article by Gene Bellinger's Systems Thinking. A more comprehensive treatment of the archetypes as well as strategies for dealing with them is provided. (Added: 13-Dec-2006 Hits: 448 )

Rethinking What We Do And How We Do It

By Malis E. Huston - Learn how applying systems thinking strategies can improve business processes. Results to date suggest that dialogue-driven systems thinking tools can inform deep systemic change which encourages heightened levels of team work. Cross training is a particularly useful strategy for furthering collaborative relationships. With a new emphasis on processes over structure, we now create flatter hierarchies. (Added: 13-Dec-2006 Hits: 514 )

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