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Statistical Process Control, The Alpha and Omega of Six Sigma—Part 1: The Origin Story
This is the first in a four-part series on Statistical Process Control (SPC), which is the foundation for Six Sigma, providing the best known method for capturing the Voice of the Process and using data to manage a process. Organizations that practice Statistical Process Control as part of a comprehensive quality management system will identify required Six Sigma Projects and Kaizen events more read....more |
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Author: Rip Stauffer Tags: Statistical Process Control | Voice of the Process | control chart |
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Lean Six Sigma—Not Just for the Big Guys
No, Lean Six Sigma is not the new diet you saw late last night on that TV infomercial, and DMAIC is not a type of vitamin. Lean Six Sigma has been working its way into organizations for over half a century; however these difficult economic times provide another opportunity to review this process management theory’s relevancy in today’s business world.A Brief History of the Origins of Six SigmaIn....more |
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Author: John Blowers Tags: process management theory | Toyota Production System | just-in-time |
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The Essence of Project Management
One common definition of mananagement is that a manager gets work done by other people. This is certainly not very helpful when you consider that guards over prisoners doing road work also get work done by other people, but we would hardly call them managers. In 1973, Peter Drucker, considered by many to be the “father” of management, wrote a book titled Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, P....more |
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Author: James Lewis Tags: project management | Project Management Institute | Project Management Body of Knowledge |
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Planning Process Improvement Project Strategy
One of the missing elements of most process improvement project planning is attention to the strategy you will employ to do the job. We all know about implementation planning. That is determining exactly how the work will be done. However, we often fall back on doing our work the same way we have always done it, without asking a fundamental question: “Isn’t there a better way?” Fin....more |
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Author: James Lewis Tags: process improvement | process improvement strategy | James Lewis |
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The History and Simplicity of Lean Process Improvement
Lean production is currently being promoted as a new Japanese approach to speed, simplifying and optimizing business processes in every conceivable area from manufacturing cars to treating patients. However, many of the ideas behind Lean manufacturing can be traced back 100 years to the production lines of Henry Ford, and even earlier. Origins of Lean Process During the rei....more |
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Author: Brian Hunt Tags: Lean | Ford Motor | Six Sigma |
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The Seven A3 Problem Solving Steps in Detail
As I introduced A3 problem solving in my last column, I will now discuss in detail the steps involved with this problem solving approach. Background of A3 Problem Solving A3 problem solving is quite similar to other problem solving approaches which mirror Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. The comparison between A3 problem solving and PDCA is depicted in Table 1. Table 1 ....more |
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Author: Debashis Sarkar Tags: A3 problem solving | Plan Do Check Act | Deming PDCA |
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