Tag: SPC

I've been writing blog posts about using "process behavior charts" - a form of "Statistical Process Control (SPC) chart" or "control chart" that can be...

As Eric wrote about in The Lean Startup (and as many others say), time is the most precious commodity anybody has. I think that's true in startups and it's true in other organizations. Everybody says they don't have enough time. So, we have to use it wisely.

If you don't care about sports or statistical process analysis, this isn't the post for you... but it was interesting for me to try to wrap my head around the data behind a headline ("Blazers player secures $500,000 bonus by not taking 3-pointer in final game of the season") that I'll write about here in this post.

I forget what hospital these charts are even from, but it doesn't really matter. It's become more common, in my gemba visits, to see...

Two pet peeves of mine are hearing people say things like "Lean is all about reducing waste" and or "Lean is all about cost...

tl;dr: The article critiques the traditional use of red-green charts in management, likening it to driving by looking only at the rear-view mirror. It...

I recently saw a tweet that referenced a May 2014 that was sent to President Obama and his administration: "Report to the President - Better HealthCare...

For my latest "LinkedIn Influencer" post, I was asked to participate in a series about "The Book that Changed Me." I chose to highlight not...

I recently received two emails that are worth sharing, in anonymous form here. One was from somebody I know who just quit a Lean...

My wife is a leader in a business (not GE) that does aircraft engine "MRO" work - maintenance, repair, and overhaul. I've been able...

In recent years, there's been a movement away from having first-year residents work such long grueling hours - 24 hour shifts or longer, multiple...

As a frequent flyer on American Airlines and a former DFW-area resident, I pay a lot of attention to the troubled airline. American is...