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Kerri Simon's profile was updated 2 years, 5 months ago
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Kerri Simon wrote a new post, Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule) 9 years, 6 months ago
Vilfredo Pareto was an economist who is credited with establishing what is now widely known as the Pareto Principle or 80/20 rule. When he discovered the principle, it established that 80 percent of the land in […]
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Kerri Simon wrote a new post, Six Sigma Project Review Sample Agenda 9 years, 6 months ago
You’ve selected your Six Sigma projects, even chartered one, and now you’re business is trying to figure out the status of the project and it should move to the next phase. Charles Waxer presented the article, <a […]
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Kerri Simon wrote a new post, The Cause and Effect (a.k.a. Fishbone) Diagram 11 years, 7 months ago
When utilizing a team approach to problem solving, there are often many opinions as to the problem’s root cause. One way to capture these different ideas and stimulate the team’s brainstorming on root causes is […]
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Kerri Simon replied to the topic Publishing an article on Six Sigma? in the forum General 18 years, 5 months ago
Dave,
There’s no doubt about it in my mind — iSixSigma is by far the easiest publishing company to work with by far. I have published a few articles (you can search for my name on the site to read some), and every time is a pleasure. They communicate well, deal with me as a person (not a number) and actually care about the industry they work…[Read more] -
Kerri Simon replied to the topic Poka Yoke – Wrong Side Operations in the forum Healthcare 19 years, 8 months ago
Problem: The X-ray film was accidentally reversed when viewed by the doctors, leading the doctors to operate on the wrong side.
Poka Yoke Solution: My solution is to create a situation where the doctor cannot reverse the film when viewing. I’m not in the medical industry, but I’m going to make some assumptions about how things work in my…[Read more] -
Kerri Simon replied to the topic Poka Yoke – Wrong Side Operations in the forum General 19 years, 8 months ago
Problem: The X-ray film was accidentally reversed when viewed by the doctors, leading the doctors to operate on the wrong side.
Poka Yoke Solution: My solution is to create a situation where the doctor cannot reverse the film when viewing. I’m not in the medical industry, but I’m going to make some assumptions about how things work in my…[Read more]