by Ben O'Donnell | Jun 30, 2023 | Standardization, Best Practices, Business Transformation, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Growth, Leadership, Leading Change, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving, Project Management, Quality Control, Sigma XL, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Teamwork, Ways of Working
ISO Audits ISO, also known as the International Organization for Standardization, is an international organization initially started in 1946. Originally starting with delegates from 25 different countries, ISO currently has 162 countries represented by its members....
by Jim Robbins | Jun 21, 2023 | Control Charts, Best Practices, Business Transformation, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Growth, Leadership, Leading Change, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving, Project Management, Sigma XL, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Teamwork, Ways of Working
Control Charts: Their Uses and the 4 Process States Within Control charts were originally used in the deployment of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and later adopted into the Six Sigma framework. Also known as Shewart charts (after Walter A. Shewart), these charts...
by Ramon Perdigao | May 25, 2023 | Visual Management, Best Practices, Business Transformation, Change Management, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Control Charts, Data Collection, Digital Transformation, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Problem Solving, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized, Visual Management Boards
Using Boxplots for Data Visualization and Process Insights What Are Boxplots Through the visual representation of a dataset, boxplots are very informative and very useful when comparing distributions between two or more processes. Essentially, boxplots summarize the...
by Brad Zak | Apr 12, 2023 | Best Practices, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Design Thinking, Kaizen, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized, VSM
Identifying Wastes in a Process The elimination of waste is a core principle behind a lean-driven organization’s efforts toward process excellence. Waste goes beyond tangible and visual defects at the end of the line – even when the “line” is one out of a...
by Al Lopez | Mar 16, 2023 | Best Practices, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Design Thinking, Kaizen, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized
Leveraging FMEA for Risk Mitigation FMEA, short for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis is a forward-thinking and powerful risk mitigation tool that Continuous Improvement practitioners use. It is a living document, used to anticipate and prevent failure from occurring....
by Jim Robbins | Mar 8, 2023 | Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Design Thinking, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Standardization, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized
Knowing Your Data Knowing Your Data Inevitably, all Continuous Improvement practitioners (especially those leading projects) will come across a set of data related to a specific process or sample being studied. Data analytics is indeed a key part of understanding the...