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Name: Mark Steward

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Bio: Mark Steward is a lean practitioner who improves his company’s effectiveness through the coordination and deployment of lean systems, ensuring growth, productivity and quality objectives. As an Operational Excellence team leader, his specific responsibilities include lean system deployment, training, Six Sigma program support and quality system reviews. Mark has combined experience in automotive assembly, high-speed packaging and Asian-sourced manufacturing. He has a masters degree in organizational development, American Society for Quality CSSBB/CQE certifications and serves as a Wisconsin Forward Award examiner.

Articles written by Mark Steward

A new you … and a new view on organizational performance

A new you … and a new view on organizational performance

By Mark Steward • on January 12, 2009

As we begin a new year in our organizations, we are committing resources to answer the new challenges in order to bring success to the bottom line. One

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Standard work: The basis for continuous improvement

Standard work: The basis for continuous improvement

By Mark Steward • on December 11, 2008

If you were to ask an operator or even some leaders what standard

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