Category Archives: Six sigma

Statistical Techniques for Quality

Posted on October 2, 2005 by John Hunter

A new book, Quality Engineering Applications of Statistical Design, by T. N. Goh [the broken link was removed], was recently published by Wiley. Links to three previous articles by the author are provided below. Improving on the Six Sigma Paradigm … Continue reading →

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Deming and Six Sigma

Posted on September 7, 2005 by John Hunter

My message in response to messages on Six Sigma [broken link has been removed] on the Deming Electronic Network: I think the DEN members criticizing the problems with Six Sigma make valid points. However, I personally think they often go … Continue reading →

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Six Sigma Pitfalls

Posted on September 7, 2005 by John Hunter

Six-Sigma Pitfalls [the broken link was removed] by Marc S. Morrison, Industry Week. Are Differences In Implementation Creating Different Results? In a word, yes. While an amazingly simple idea, people seem to forget this quite often. When people say “Six … Continue reading →

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Has Six Sigma been a failure?

Posted on August 20, 2005 by John Hunter

My response to the message, Has Six Sigma been a failure? (broken link was removed) on the Deming Electronic Network email list (DEN). I think Six Sigma has been a success. Do I think it the best option? No, I … Continue reading →

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Deming and Six Sigma

Posted on July 15, 2005 by John Hunter

The first Curious Cat Management Improvement blog post was on the Six Sigma and Deming Philosophies Recently the Deming Electronic Network has returned to this topic (broken link removed). The Quality Advisor web site has an article on this topic: … Continue reading →

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Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt

Posted on July 14, 2005 by John Hunter

Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt, CEO, GE. What makes a growth leader today, and how does that differ from the sort of leader who was effective at GE in the past? GE has always been a believer in leadership development. … Continue reading →

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Millennium Development Goals

Posted on July 9, 2005 by John Hunter

re: Six Sigma Training for the G-8? Interestingly Prime minstrel Blair recently showed an understanding of systems thinking (specifically how targets can result in worse performance, when targets result in distortion of the system rather than improvement). In the targets … Continue reading →

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Marketers Are Embracing Statistical Design of Experiments

Posted on May 27, 2005 by John Hunter

Marketers Are Embracing Statistical Design of Experiments (site broke link so I removed it) by Richard Burnham. Crayola® conducts an e-mail marketing DOE to attract parents and teachers to their new Internet site. The company discovers a combination of factors … Continue reading →

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Six Sigma and the Evolution of Statistical Management Methods

Posted on May 23, 2005 by John Hunter

Six-Sigma: the Evolution of 100 Years of Business Improvement Methodology (pointy haired bosses broke the link so I removed it) by Ronald D. Snee. The article includes a nice very quick summary of the development of statistical methods to aid … Continue reading →

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Six Sigma at the Kennedy Space Center

Posted on May 23, 2005 by John Hunter

The Lessons of Six Sigma [broken link was removed]: Management tool helped refocus priorities, by Napoleon Carroll and Christa Casleton : Process ownership is not a recognizable role in the CFO organization; it doesn’t fit anywhere in the standard position … Continue reading →

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