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Three Critical Reasons Process Improvement Fails

  Forbes publishes article by GoLeanSixSigma.com's Founder & CEO, Karlo Tanjuakio. Karlo Tanjuakio founded GoLeanSixSigma.com in 2011 with one mission in mind: make it easy for everyone everywhere to learn process improvement. Karlo has helped organizations of all sizes and industries improve their processes. We've seen many organizations experience dramatic…

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Lean Six Sigma Glossary - GoLeanSixSigma.com

SMART Goals

SMART Goals is based on the acronym that stands Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timebound. Following this acronym is a great way to construct clearly-defined goals that matter to an organization. Expanding on each element: Specific: "Reduce lead time in minutes" as opposed to "Improve productivity" Measurable: "Reduce lead time…

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Grand-Daddy of Quality: Sakichi Toyoda

What do you know about Sakichi Toyoda? Did you know he was born on Valentine’s Day? That he started out in the textile business? That he came up with the 5 Whys root cause guessing game? Oh, and that he founded Toyota Industries Company!? Born in Japan, Mr. Toyoda was…

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Get Ready for UC San Diego's Process Palooza 2020! - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Get Ready for UC San Diego’s Process Palooza 2020!

UC San Diego’s annual continuous improvement conference and competition, Process Palooza, will be held for its 3rd year on March 25, 2020. This high-energy, day-long conference celebrates a commitment to business excellence, operational efficiency and continuous improvement. We expect about 1,000 staff to attend this year! It’s quite unique—it’s a…

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Grand Daddy of Quality - Shigeo Shingo - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Grand-Daddy of Quality: Shigeo Shingo

What do you call it when a garage door stops closing before it hits your head? The Hokey Pokey? No, a Poke-yoke! Lucky for us, Shigeo Shingo baked this mistake-proofing technique into the Toyota Production System and the rest is history. Mr. Shingo was an industrial engineer, an author and…

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Grand Daddy of Quality - Genichi Taguchi - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Grand-Daddy of Quality: Genichi Taguchi

Did Taguchi design Kimonos? He could have, if he’d spent his life working in the family Kimono business (and I’m sure they would have been stunning), but lucky for us, this quality rebel devoted a lifetime to the idea that customers deserved better. Born in Japan, Mr. Taguchi was an…

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Grand-Daddy of Quality: Mikel Harry - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Grand-Daddy of Quality: Mikel Harry

If Bill Smith was the father of Six Sigma, Mikel Harry, in his words, was the godfather. Dr. Harry worked with pioneer Bill Smith at Motorola to refine the Six Sigma method and spread it throughout Motorola. Dr. Harry wrote the international bestseller Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing…

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Grand Daddy of Quality - Joseph Juran - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Grand-Daddy of Quality: Joseph M. Juran

Time to tip our hats to the man who pointed out that sometimes inspection costs more than the defects themselves. Huzzah! Best known for establishing the Juran Institute, he dedicated his life to promoting quality as a way to improve society. Like other quality greats, Dr. Deming and Walter Shewhart,…

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