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');document.write('TOC Tools Help Find the Right Lean Six Sigma Projects ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('Theory of Constraints provides a creative approach to find and define the real pain ailing an organization, and enables a better alignment of Lean Six Sigma projects and resources.');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' February 8');document.write('

');document.write('Case Study: Using Measurement to Drive Behavior Change ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('To combat waste, practitioners at an IBM warehouse conducted a Six Sigma project to reduce their hardware inventory. They learned that it is possible to change patterns and behavior by implementing an...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' February 1');document.write('

');document.write('Best of Benchmarking Research: Tools and Methods ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('iSixSigma Magazine is celebrating five years as a resource for Lean Six Sigma professionals. During those years, iSixSigma has produced research reports on aspects of deploying Six Sigma. Here weve co...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 28');document.write('

');document.write('Lean Projects Aided by Understanding of Time Studies ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('When completing Lean projects, it is common for new practitioners to stumble in some areas, particularly involving time studies. This article provides solutions to those trouble spots, thus allowing p...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 25');document.write('

');document.write('Best of Benchmarking Research: Training and Development ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('iSixSigma Magazine is celebrating five years as a resource for Lean Six Sigma professionals. During those years, iSixSigma has produced a series of research reports on aspects of deploying Six Sigma. ...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 21');document.write('

');document.write('Gain Support with Straight Talk and Exit Strategy Tools ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('To make lasting impact, practitioners must develop widespread understanding and support. Two tools – straight talk and exit strategy – used in the Define stage can help Belts get their projects off th...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 18');document.write('

');document.write('Best of Benchmarking Research: Projects ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('iSixSigma Magazine is celebrating five years as a resource for Lean Six Sigma professionals. During those years, iSixSigma has produced a series of research reports on aspects of deploying Six Sigma. ...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 14');document.write('

');document.write('Estimation Method Aids in Analyzing Limited Data Sets ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('Practitioners may encounter metrics with physical limits, where the distribution is curtailed at the value of physical limitation. In these situations, estimating the populations standard deviation fo...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 11');document.write('

');document.write('Ease 5S Sort Process by Defining Necessary Criteria ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('One of the most challenging concepts in Sort is the differentiation between needed and unneeded items. To make this step clear and easy to implement, often it is important to have a conversation to de...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' January 4');document.write('

');document.write('Maturity Model Describes Stages of Six Sigma Evolution ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('The Six Sigma Maturity Model provides a formal description of the evolution organizations go through as they deploy Six Sigma. The model can be used for benchmarking, to assess strengths and weaknesse...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' December 28');document.write('

');document.write('Improving Low-maturity Processes Takes Special Approach ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('Change agents often need to improve immature processes. These can be processes that are undocumented, uncontrolled or highly variable. To improve them, practitioners must first uncover the roadblocks ...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' December 14');document.write('

');document.write('Six Sigma Can Drive Environmental Management Programs ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('The ISO 14001:2004 standard for environmental management asks that organizations demonstrate a program for defining objectives, measuring performance, analyzing outcomes, achieving improvement and est...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' December 7');document.write('

');document.write('How to Avoid Common Mistakes When Measuring Performance ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('Quality indices – Cpk, DPMO and first pass yield – are prevalent criteria for gauging the performance of products and processes. These indices, however, often are interpreted wrongly and used without ...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' November 30');document.write('

');document.write('TQM Case Study: Ensuring On-time Newspaper Delivery ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('This last article in a three-part series on the use of TQM at a newspaper company illustrates how the paper used the method to make cycle time improvements throughout the its supply chain in order to ...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' November 23');document.write('

');document.write('Current Reality Tree Helps to Identify Hidden Barriers ');document.write('');document.write('
');document.write('Lean Six Sigma projects are a learning journey and, unfortunately, can become delayed. In this case study, a project team made time to analyze progress slowdowns using a reality tree and was able to d...');document.write(' Read the full article.');document.write(' November 16');document.write('