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Kano Analysis

Reviving a Restaurant Chain: How Kano Analysis Transformed Sales

December 14, 2024

Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to businesses, and the food and beverage industry

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Tools & Techniques

FMEA in Product Development: Reducing Risk Early On

December 13, 2024

Key Points FMEA has several variants that allow for minimizing risk throughout product development. Design

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Artificial Intelligence

Case Studies: Companies Successfully Using AI to Innovate

December 12, 2024

Key Points Amazon: Leveraging AI for supply chain optimization and personalized customer experiences, Amazon improves

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Tools & Techniques

Common Pitfalls in FMEA and How to Overcome Them

December 11, 2024

Key Points FMEA is a flexible methodology for addressing potential failure points and implementing lasting

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Tools & Techniques

Real-World Examples of FMEA in Action

December 10, 2024

Key Points FMEA is a means to refine processes and reduce the points of failure.

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Artificial Intelligence

Ethical Challenges in Adopting AI in the Workplace

December 9, 2024

Key Points Biases in AI Models: AI systems can perpetuate discrimination due to biases in

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Tools & Techniques

Mistakes When Using Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagrams

December 7, 2024

Key Points A lack of detail can hinder any Ishikawa diagram. Make sure to consult

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Conjoint Analysis

A New Way to Understand Customers: The Conjoint Analysis Journey

December 6, 2024

Background When FreshSense, a mid-sized packaged goods company, decided to launch a new line of

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Tools & Techniques

The Best Tools To Make a Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagram

December 5, 2024

Key Points Fishbone diagrams are used for root cause analysis. One of the best tools

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Pareto

Pareto Chart: How to Use It to Identify Root Causes

December 4, 2024

Key Points Pareto charts are a simple and effective way of determining the root cause

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Harada Method Uncategorized

Using the Harada Method in Education To Help Students Set and Achieve Personal Goals

December 3, 2024

Key Points Empowering Student Self-Management: The Harada Method equips students with tools to independently set

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Harada Method

The Harada Method for Athletes: How It Works And Drives Success

December 2, 2024

Key Points Clear Goal Setting and Action Planning: The Harada Method emphasizes setting specific, measurable

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Lean Six Sigma Case Studies

Case Studies

Case Study: Using Six Sigma in a Non-Six Sigma Culture

February 11, 2024

Anyone who has worked in manufacturing has probably experienced some level of finger-pointing when shipments

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Case Studies Government/Non-Profit Military

U.S.A.F. Uses Continuous Process Improvement on the B-2 Bomber: Part 2

January 16, 2024

In this case study, the 509th Maintenance Group of the U.S. Air Force used an

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Case Studies Government/Non-Profit Military

U.S.A.F. Uses Continuous Process Improvement on the B-2 Bomber: Part 1

January 9, 2024

In this case study, the 509th Maintenance Group of the U.S. Air Force used an

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Case Studies

Project Examples from an LSS Deployment for Cultural Transformation

December 27, 2023

My company benchmarked against other manufacturing businesses before starting its cultural transformation change. They formed

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Case Studies Total Quality Management (TQM)

Case Study: Increase Revenue by Decreasing Prices

September 10, 2023

A division of a diversified organization develops and manufactures samples of new drugs for clinical

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Affinity Diagram/KJ Analysis Case Studies Consumer Food Products Hospitality Implementation Industries SIPOC/COPIS Value Stream Mapping

The Cost of Customer Misalignment (& How to Fix It)

June 21, 2022

This consumer products company has a large portfolio of products. Working with key customers, the

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Certification & Training Certification Articles Concepts Methodology Training

Black Belt vs. Master Black Belt in Six Sigma: What’s the Difference?

June 30, 2023

What is a Black Belt (BB)? A Six Sigma Black Belt (BB) is a trained

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma Certification Levels

August 29, 2022

Dr. Mikel Harry is often credited with adapting the martial art concept of belt rankings

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma Champion Training and Certification

August 29, 2022

The rock band, Queen, celebrated Champions with these lyrics; “We are the champions…. my friends….And

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt training and certification

August 26, 2022

Does the term Master Black Belt sound pretty impressive? It should, because it is the

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification

August 26, 2022

Will having a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt allow you to break bricks and beat

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training and Certification

August 26, 2022

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is where your more advanced training and certification begins. If

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma White Belt Training and Certification

August 22, 2022

You are ready to start your Lean Six Sigma journey but where do you start?

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma Training and Certification

August 22, 2022

Organizations have been deploying and implementing Lean Six Sigma for decades. Yet, there are still

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Certification Articles Training

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training and certification

August 22, 2022

After completing your training and certification for White Belt, your next step might be to

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Latest Concept Articles

Concepts Design Thinking

7 Best Examples of Design Thinking

November 26, 2024

Key Points Design thinking is an approach centered on the customer, first and foremost. It

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Concepts

Productivity Target: Reaching Your Goals

November 12, 2024

Key Points Productivity targets are a set of expected outputs from a given input. Expectations

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Concepts

Quality Program Report (QPR): Guaranteeing You Hit the Mark

November 12, 2024

Key Points A QPR is a report created to show whether or not a product

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