MAIN STREET RENEWAL
Six Sigma principles to give us tools that provide us a foundational way of thinking about how we do work , how we get work done every day .”
One great example of how Main Street Renewal has integrated the Lean Six Sigma way of thinking into their business is through the Hoshin Kanri . Cavanaugh explains that : “ We use Hoshin as a key driver of our business goals and strategic direction setting . We ensure through the Hoshin matrix that the results expected by our investors and residents are directly tied to our one- and threeyear plans . In the typical business approach , there are always great ideas but too often those ideas outnumber resources . With the Hoshin matrix we ensure through alignment the priorities we all agreed on are the ones that are actively being worked on .”
Increased competition As the US economy picks up – 209,000 jobs were added in July 2017 alone – Main Street Renewal is seeing an uptick in its business . “ People are buying again and it ’ s a great time to invest in single-family housing . The
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