Comments on: Lean *is* About Quality, Folks http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bryan http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3286 Bryan Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:50:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3286 Having continuous improvement camps that are tool-centric (lean vs. sigma vs. toc vs. tqm) is pointless. This is like a having a war between Vermont and New Hampshire. <br/><br/>(we would kick NH butt!) Having continuous improvement camps that are tool-centric (lean vs. sigma vs. toc vs. tqm) is pointless. This is like a having a war between Vermont and New Hampshire.

(we would kick NH butt!)

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3279 Mark Graban Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:00:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3279 To 3/15 anonymous: You're absolutely right, "quality" in terms of "zero defects" might not be enough. That's why we need customer focus to make sure we're building products and providing services that customers want and need, not just be inwardly focused on zero defects. To 3/15 anonymous: You’re absolutely right, “quality” in terms of “zero defects” might not be enough. That’s why we need customer focus to make sure we’re building products and providing services that customers want and need, not just be inwardly focused on zero defects.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3278 Anonymous Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:00:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3278 Deming also said you can have zero defects and still go out of business.... Deming also said you can have zero defects and still go out of business….

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3270 Anonymous Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:41:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3270 No. I won't think of Lean that way!<br/><br/>People have to be real careful who they're getting their "lean" advice from... No. I won’t think of Lean that way!

People have to be real careful who they’re getting their “lean” advice from…

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]]> By: Islands Innovation http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3269 Islands Innovation Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:45:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3269 I agree Lean isn't about Quality Control, which to me implies the QC Inspector at the end of the line that throws out all the bad parts. <br/><br/>Lean is about, as Mark mentions, quality at the source...people innovating creative ways to put the QC Inspector out of a job! And we all know the QATS approach is much more cost effective... I agree Lean isn’t about Quality Control, which to me implies the QC Inspector at the end of the line that throws out all the bad parts.

Lean is about, as Mark mentions, quality at the source…people innovating creative ways to put the QC Inspector out of a job! And we all know the QATS approach is much more cost effective…

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]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://www.leanblog.org/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3267 Jamie Flinchbaugh Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:48:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2008/03/lean-is-about-quality-folks/#comment-3267 Amen! Amen!

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