Tag: Six Sigma
Podcast #181 – Ron Pereira from Gemba Academy, Lean and Six...
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My guest for Podcast #181 is a good friend, Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy, an outstanding provider of online Lean (and now Six Sigma)...
#Lean Healthcare: The Really Good, the Sort of Bad, and the...
I had a speaking engagement yesterday for a large system, with the audience consisting mainly of hospital CEOs and CFOs. I was able to...
Apple Expected 10% Bad iPhones from Foxconn?
I'd read before that Apple's supplier (Foxconn) was having trouble assembling iPhone 5s to Apple's standards... but this article contains some shocking stats: "Apple...
Live Blogging AME Spring Conference: 17 Years of Lean at Autoliv
I've been fortunate to have the chance to visit an Autoliv factory in Utah - a great Lean company that makes air bags and...
Horrible Misinformation about Lean from Minitab
Hat tip to Kevin Meyer for sending me a link to this ridiculous post from the website of Minitab, the maker of statistical software...
Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma,” Please
My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never done much with Six Sigma....
Updated – Weekend Fun: Political Parody Ad & Rebuttal
I don't know about you, but I'm sick of politics. I try to be an engaged citizen... but both parties drive me nuts. The...
Notes from Meeting Masaaki Imai and Hearing Him Talk about Kaizen...
What a great time on Thursday with Masaaki Imai! We were hosted by a non-profit organization, SightLife, that has used Lean to improve the...
Stuff I’m Reading, April 4, 2012: Staffing Levels, Death Rates, Student...
Here are links to some more articles I've read recently that might be of interest on a number of Lean related topics:
THE MORE THE...
Lots of Great Lean Healthcare Progress in Iowa
Thanks to Dean Bliss for sending an article to me about some of the great Lean healthcare work taking place in Iowa. I've visited...
Guest Post: Demand for #Lean Professionals Now Exceeds #SixSigma?
Mark's note: This is a guest post by Tim Noble of The Avery Point Group. Does this assessment match your view, from the hiring...
ASQ Member Videos on Quality, Their Careers, and Their Lives
As mentioned in Monday's post with Podcast #131 (Paul Borawski, CEO of the American Society for Quality), ASQ had a contest where members could...