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Quality Management

The 7 Principles of Quality Management

October 15, 2024

Key Points  Prioritize understanding and meeting customer needs to enhance satisfaction and loyalty, driving overall

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DMAIC

Y = f(x) Roadmap: Telling the DMAIC Story Using Xs and Ys

October 15, 2024

Key Points DMAIC can be summarized with the Y=f(x) method. Y can be project outcomes,

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Capability Indices/Process Capability Concepts VOC/Customer Focus

Exploring Process Capability Analysis: A Versatile Tool for Quality Assessment

October 15, 2024

Key Points Process capability analysis is measuring the parts of your process that are in

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Concepts

Kappa: Reliable Measurements for Attributes in Data

October 15, 2024

Key Points Kappa is a quantitative means of measuring qualitative data. It is a simple

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Software Software/IT

Defect Prevention: Reducing Costs and Enhancing Quality

October 15, 2024

Key Points Defects are variances beyond the expected result. Prevention is a better principle to

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Calculators Concepts

Goodman-Kruskal Gamma: A Powerful Tool for Research and Analysis

October 15, 2024

Key Points Goodman-Kruskal Gamme is a calculation used for ordered or discrete data. It is

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Getting Started

Are You Ready? How to Conduct a Maturity Assessment

October 15, 2024

Key Points Maturity assessments allow an organization to see the progress of anything within the

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Concepts

Random Variation: Understanding the Noise

October 14, 2024

Key Points Random variation is a deviation from a standard distribution independent of inputs or

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DMAIC

Six Sigma DMAIC Roadmap: Get Your Processes Under Control

October 14, 2024

Key Points DMAIC is a methodology aimed at problem-solving and process improvement. It is one

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Concepts

Little’s Law: A Powerful Metric for Process Analysis

October 14, 2024

Key Points Little's Law is a metric for seeing the velocity of a process. Practically,

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Methodology

Visual Management Boards: Seeing Progress and Success

October 14, 2024

Key Points VMBs are a great way of visualizing progress and sharing information. You have

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DMAIC Methodology Plan, Do, Check, Act

PDCA vs. DMAIC: What’s the Difference?

October 14, 2024

Key Points PDCA is an approach aimed at continual improvement. DMAIC is a process improvement

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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

Capability Indices/Process Capability Concepts VOC/Customer Focus

Exploring Process Capability Analysis: A Versatile Tool for Quality Assessment

October 15, 2024

Key Points Process capability analysis is measuring the parts of your process that are in

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Concepts

Kappa: Reliable Measurements for Attributes in Data

October 15, 2024

Key Points Kappa is a quantitative means of measuring qualitative data. It is a simple

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Calculators Concepts

Goodman-Kruskal Gamma: A Powerful Tool for Research and Analysis

October 15, 2024

Key Points Goodman-Kruskal Gamme is a calculation used for ordered or discrete data. It is

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