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...
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 Mark Estep | Feb 14, 2023 | Change Management, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Culture, Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, Feedback, Growth, Leadership, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized, Ways of Working
Analyzing the Happy Path Analyzing the Happy Path The happy path is an error-free workflow and an analysis of it helps you understand what a process can achieve and identify opportunities for improvement. Often, we initiate problem-solving discussions by focusing on...
by Ramon Perdigao | Feb 1, 2023 | Change Management, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Culture, Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, Feedback, Growth, Leadership, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Sustainable Process, Uncategorized, Ways of Working
Baselining a Project Nearly almost all Lean Six Sigma projects that experience a successful outcome are based on an understandable, quantifiable, agreed-upon, data-collectable baseline. Lewis Carroll gave us the heads-up in Alice in Wonderland and George Harrison, the...
