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Whatâs the secret Quality connection between Italy and Japan? The Pareto Chart! Signore Pareto provided his 80/20 rule and Dr. Ishikawa created the Pareto Chart
Fishbone + Ishikawa = Fishikawa! We know him best for this essential root cause tool, but did you know Dr. Ishikawa developed the first Kaizens,
Who is the Grand Poobah of Toyota Production System? The Wizard of Lean? His Royal Eminence of Efficiency? Sure, he had some help, but Taiichi
What do you know about Sakichi Toyoda? Did you know he was born on Valentineâs Day? That he started out in the textile business? That
Did Taguchi design Kimonos? He could have, if heâd spent his life working in the family Kimono business (and Iâm sure they would have been
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
Did you know Dr. Kano was a student of Dr. Ishikawa? Did you know Dr. Kano was still with us? Does he know everyone still
âDonât rule by fear,â âStop inspection,â âRemove silosâ and “Clarify your purpose.â Dr. Demingâs principles are as applicable today as they were when he was
Heâs in Lean. Heâs all Shook up! Musical puns aside, John Shook recently did a good job of connecting Lean to Baseball which ties together
Did you know that the secret behind âany color as long as itâs blackâ was that Henry Ford figured out black paint dried faster? Did
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