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The editor of Harvard Business Review says that “corporate survival today requires the capacity for rapid change.” Isn’t it time to embrace an Agile approach to Lean Six Sigma to “speed its evolution and better serve customers’ needs?”
Join the Agile Quality Improvement Movement!
Continue Reading "Quality Improvement Movement"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, 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.
Continue Reading "Earth Day and Lean Six Sigma"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
The March-April 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review says that “corporate survival today requires the capacity for rapid change.” Even HR is embracing IT’s Agile methodology to “speed its evolution and better serve customers’ needs.”
Isn’t it time to bring Agile to Lean Six Sigma? Read more…
Quality has to accelerate its evolution to keep pace with business and technology.
I’m afraid our old, slow way of implementing Lean Six Sigma is going the way of the dinosaur.
Continue Reading "Agile Lean Six Sigma"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Agile Lean Six Sigma, Lean, Six Sigma.
Does Lean Six Sigma seem like an April Fool’s joke?
Why doesn’t it seem to work sometimes?
Continue Reading "Lean Six Sigma – April Fools!"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
You don’t have to be Irish or lucky to be successful. You can make your own luck using Lean Six Sigma.
Continue Reading "St. Patrick’s Day – Luck of the Lean Six Sigma"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
I fell in love with Lean Six Sigma almost 30 years ago…but it takes some work to stay in love with Lean Six Sigma.
Are you willing to do what it takes to make Lean Six Sigma your Valentine?
Continue Reading "Have You Fallen In Love With Lean Six Sigma?"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
I have been thinking for some time that someone would come along, start buying up hospitals and forcing them to adopt the Lean principles of Amazon and Six Sigma to achieve the “science and evidence” that Don Berwick has been challenging the IHI to adopt.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/30/news/companies/amazon-berkshire-jpmorgan-health-insurance/index.html
Warren Buffet has the money, but usually invests in “well-run” companies, not ones in trouble. An estimated half of all hospitals are in financial trouble (often because of the lack of Lean Six Sigma).
Bezos and Amazon have the operational efficiency needed in virtually all healthcare environments.
Dimon has a big bank.
They are all worried about the quality of healthcare and the rising costs.
Continue Reading "Hospital Costs a “Hungry Tapeworm on U.S. Economy” says Warren Buffett"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Healthcare, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
Are you wasting time in Six Sigma on unnecessary steps?
Here’s how to kick start your improvement efforts.
Continue Reading "Are You Wasting Time in Six Sigma?"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, Six Sigma.