Do you ever walk into a store and know at a glance where to find what you need? Do you notice that seemingly long lines can often move really quickly? Do you find yourself wondering why things don't go horribly wrong more often? Lean Six Sigma is at work! Mistake-proofing,…
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UECompression (UEC) of Colorado braces itself and strategizes with Lean Six Sigma through cyclical highs and lows in the oil and gas industry. COO Mark Vitale looks to improve quality and reduce cycle time at it's facility that was built in 2013. Using tools like 5S, UEC deploys Lean Six…
This is a great question. Unfortunately, there isn’t a cut and dry answer. In my experience, it isn’t so much the size of the company as where and when you put continuous improvement skills into play. Of course, organizational leadership determines the desired outcomes so that’s going to drive a…
The Lean Enterprise Institute is coming up on it’s 20th Anniversary which means founder James Womack must be proud! We know he’s proud of his of meeting his daily goal of 10,000 steps. Time to celebrate the non-profit LEI and its generous founder - Happy Birthday to both of you!…
Did you know your investments have been paying off? As a taxpayer, you "invest" in government and the good news is that government agencies across the country are applying Lean Six Sigma and getting great results. Good government is Lean government, especially in the state of Washington. Check out these…
What’s a good book to read if you want to succeed at process improvement? Is Lean Six Sigma all about manufacturing? Are there any about the service industry? Healthcare? Government? What If I’m only interested in Lean? What if I need help with statistics? And how about soft skills? What’s…
Evelyn: "Oh no, the toilets are backed up again." Tracy: "That's the 4th time this month!" Evelyn: "We need to fix this..." Tracy: "It's the worst of the 8 Wastes!" Tracy: "I know! We'll Lean Six Sigma the $#&! out of it!" Sure the Bahamas seem far away, but why…
He’s in Lean. He’s all Shook up! Musical puns aside, John Shook recently did a good job of connecting Lean to Baseball which ties together two of America’s favorite past times. Okay, Lean my not have risen to “favorite” yet, but John Shook is working on it! We don’t actually…
What’s the secret Quality connection between Italy and Japan? The Pareto Chart! Signore Pareto provided the visual for his 80/20 rule and Dr. Ishikawa included it in his 7 Basic Quality Tools. Voila! (that’s French) An international pairing was born to help pave the problem solving path. Vilfredo Pareto was…