Earth Day and Lean Six Sigma
A typical company suffers from 33% waste and rework.
Eliminate the waste and rework with Lean Six Sigma and it will be great for the Earth.
Improvement Insights Blog
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Quality Tools – Skill Shortage
Based on certification exams, some ASQ Division members lack skills in Quality Tools. If ASQ members are lacking skills with quality tools, how much can we expect of everyone else?
How Often Should You Take Measurements for Control Charts?
I keep seeing a lot of control charts that use quarterly data. That means it could take five years to get 20 data points for a control chart.
How often should you measure?
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Lean Six Sigma – April Fools!
Does Lean Six Sigma seem like an April Fool’s joke?
Why doesn’t it seem to work sometimes?
Run Charts Are Unnecessary
I’ve noticed a trend: people are still teaching run charts as a precursor to control charts.
St. Patrick’s Day – Luck of the Lean Six Sigma
You don’t have to be Irish or lucky to be successful. You can make your own luck using Lean Six Sigma.
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Daylight Savings Time – Six Sigma Project
Does Daylight Savings Time save us anything, or is it costing lives?
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Six Sigma Formulas Cause Math Phobias
In the book, The Case Against Education: why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money, author Bryan Caplan argues that, beyond reading, writing and basic ‘rithmatic, “most of what people learn in high school and college is unnecessary and quickly forgotten.”
I would argue that the same is true of Six Sigma; most of what people learn is unnecessary and quickly forgotten.
Peter Coy’s book review in Bloomberg BusinessWeek (January 22, 2018), states that many students struggle with algebra and drop out. City University of New York colleges are “experimenting with alternatives to conventional math because it’s a ‘killing field’ for many students,” says Chancellor James Milliken.
What are You Secretly Telling Yourself About Lean Six Sigma?
No matter what you do or what you say, there’s a hidden “metamessage” back to yourself.
What metamessages have you told yourself about Lean Six Sigma?
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