Tag: Six Sigma

Podcast #181 – Ron Pereira from Gemba Academy, Lean and Six...

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Listen 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...

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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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

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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?

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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

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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...