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Category Archives: Six sigma
Good Process Improvement Practices
Good process improvement practices include: standardized improvement process (pdsa, or whatever) Going to the gemba – improvement is done where the work is done. You must go to the where the action is. Sitting in meeting rooms, or offices, reading … Continue reading
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Management Improvement Internal Experts
Having a group of internal experts in Deming, lean thinking, six sigma, etc. can be an good way to help the organization transform but they must 1) practice respect for people and 2) focus on building organizational capacity. Having, for … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Process improvement, Six sigma
Tagged change, Deming, lean six sigma, Lean thinking, management, Process improvement, project management, Six sigma
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Six Sigma Interview with Jack Welch
The short video includes some interesting points by Jack Welch on six sigma. GE was a huge company and did plenty of things that could be criticized. But often those criticizing take it much to far and disregard the sensible … Continue reading
Posted in Investing, Management, Six sigma, webcast
Tagged Investing, management, management webcast, quote, Six sigma
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Statistical Engineering Links Statistical Thinking, Methods and Tools
In Closing the Gap Roger W. Hoerl and Ronald D. Snee lay out a sensible case for focusing on statistical engineering. We’re not suggesting that society no longer needs research in new statistical techniques for improvement; it does. The balance … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Six sigma, Statistics
Tagged commentary, engineering, John Hunter, Quality tools, Science, Six sigma, Statistics, William Hunter
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Soren Bisgaard
Soren Bisgaard died earlier this month of cancer. Soren was a student of my father’s who shared the commitment to making a difference in people’s lives by using applied statistics properly. I know this seem odd to many (I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology, Six sigma, Statistics
Tagged commentary, John Hunter, Madison, Six sigma, SPC, Statistics, William Hunter
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Highlights from Recent George Box Speech
The JMP blog has posted some highlights from George Box’s presentation at Discovery 2009 [the broken link was removed] Infusing his entire presentation with humor and fascinating tales of his memories, Box focused on sequential design of experiments. He attributed … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Design of Experiments, Six sigma, Statistics
Tagged Bill Hunter, Data, Design of Experiments, Fun, George Box, John Hunter, Madison, Six sigma, Statistics
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Finding Savings with Six Sigma
I don’t see any evidence six sigma is making a comeback but magazines like to talk about new ideas rather than just explore what continues. They like to discuss common cause variation as though it were special cause. Six Sigma … Continue reading
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Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals
iSixSigma has created a list of the Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals. To be eligible to participate, companies must have been actively engaged in using Six Sigma for at least two years and must employ a minimum … Continue reading
Six Sigma v. Common Sense
Response to LinkedIn question [the broken link was removed]: “Whether Six Sigma as a quality tool really delivers the benefits ? How does it makes difference from a common sense approach ? (Where the process wastes and the required solution … Continue reading
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Tagged commentary, curiouscat, John Hunter, Quality tools, quote, Six sigma, Systems thinking
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Problems with Management and Business Books
We really need to change how we improve the practice of management. Far too often management strategies are just the latest fad from some new book that successfully marketed an idea. The marketing effectiveness of a book, or consultant, has … Continue reading →