Who put the “Six” in Six Sigma? Who’s the man behind the first Malcolm Baldrige Award and how did he get so good at betting on race horses? This year would have marked Bill Smith’s 91st birthday. Mr. Smith is credited with coining the term “Six Sigma” and developing the…
If Bill Smith was the father of Six Sigma, Mikel Harry, in his words, was the godfather. We lost Dr. Harry in 2017 but this month would have marked his 68th birthday. Dr. Harry worked with pioneer Bill Smith at Motorola to refine the Six Sigma method and spread it…
Lean and Six Sigma, two popular process improvement methods, work together as Lean Six Sigma to help people and organizations achieve their goals of making customers happy, engaging workforces, reducing errors and costs, and much more. Here are the differences between them and the benefits when they're combined. Do you…