by Brian Pomerance | Feb 27, 2023 | Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Design Thinking, Kaizen, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized
Going to Gemba Go to the Gemba! Gemba has been widely used, for some time now, by Continuous Improvement (CI) practitioners around the globe. But what does it mean and how important is this concept in our continued journey towards operational excellence? The word...
by Lew Gordon | Feb 21, 2023 | Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Design Thinking, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized
Using SIPOC in M&A What is SIPOC? SIPOC stands for Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers. It is a high-level process mapping tool utilized mainly to map out what goes in and out of a given process, and how the key steps to run the process are...
by Greg Dumont | Feb 21, 2023 | Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Data Collection, Defining Problem, Design Thinking, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Quality Control, Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized
Error Proofing with Technology What is Error Proofing? Also known as Poka-Yoke, from poka (inadvertent errors) and yokeru (to avoid), error proofing is the technique continuous improvement practitioners use to prevent errors that ultimately lead to defects in a...
by Ramon Perdigao | Oct 31, 2022 | Budgeting, Continuous Improvement, Control Charts, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Quality Control, Response Time, Sigma XL, Six Sigma, Statistics, Uncategorized
Using Control Charts Control charts were originally used in the deployment of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and later on adopted into the Six Sigma framework. Also known as Shewhart charts (after Walter A. Shewhart), these charts look into the process behavior as...
