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Green Manufacturing: Is It Gaining Momentum?
The Impact on a Global Scale Green manufacturing and clean energy are getting attention on a global scale. The United States, Brazil and China have made new commitments to fight climate change. The...
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Innovative Startup: Take The Initiative With Six Sigma
Understanding the Challenges An innovative startup faces daunting challenged right out of the gate. According to a Forbes, 90% of all startups FAIL. Let that sink in for a moment. Nine out of ten...
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Can Six Sigma Filter Through Government Bureaucracy?
The Noise of Government Bureaucracy Can Six Sigma filter through government bureaucracy for success? That may be a tough question to ask. The multi-layered silos of government bureaucracy have been...
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Lean Six Sigma: Are You Modeling Quality?
Setting the Quality Standard Are you modeling quality in your profession? When we look at successful leaders, they are the ones who are consistently modeling the behavior they expect. You won’t find a...
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Six Sigma Deployment: Get it Right From the Beginning
Organizing the Deployment Sigma Sigma deployment is about organizing and planning the implementation of the strategy. If you look to the military as an example, planning and preparation for a...
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Entrepreneurship: Balancing Bold vs. Strategic
Highlighting the Struggle Finding the balance between the bold strokes of entrepreneurship and the structured constraints of strategy can create a whirlwind in a business. The vision of an...
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Affinity Diagram: Getting the Best Results
Setting the Stage Getting the best results from a group can be tricky. Preconceived notions and beliefs coupled with departmental silos create a stalemate for creativity. The purpose of an affinity...
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A3 Report: Mastering the Elevator Pitch
What Am I Pitching? A3 Reports are a simple and concise way of reporting project progress and analytical data. There comes a moment where you are asked for a quick update on your project. In that...
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5S Program: A Quality Tool or Good Housekeeping?
What Is Really Going On? Do you have an effective 5S program or a great housekeeping model? You maybe just going through the motions. For some, a lack of understanding of what a 5S program should be...
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Root Cause Analysis: Is There Risk Involved?
Is There a Problem? Is there a problem with root cause analysis? Depends on how you look at it. First, let’s understand what it is. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a method of problem solving used for...
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Control Plan: Are You Really in Control?
Prepare for Take Off Control plans. They are crucial to the success of any operation or business venture. The more technical or complex the situation, the more crucial a control plan is to achieve the...
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Lean Principles: Do They Work in The Service Industry?
It Only Works For Manufacturing Lean Principles: They only work in manufacturing. It’s a statement you hear more often than not. Even though many organizations across the service industry are adopting...
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Cleanliness: Learn to Shine with Lean Principles
It’s a Dirty Business Cleanliness is a dirty business. It is undervalued and underestimated by most businesses. No matter what industry you operate in, cleanliness is a crucial point of measure for...
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Six Sigma Benefits: These 6 Are A Bonus!
Understanding The Reach Are there hidden Six Sigma Benefits in your program? Most people understand that Six Sigma is a management methodology which allows companies to use data to eliminate defects...
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Veterans: Lean Six Sigma Seeking Your Skills
Experience Counts Veterans, your experience counts! In the professional world, the attributes you bring to the table are exactly what organizations are seeking. That is especially true in the practice...
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Memorial Day: Honoring Service and Sacrifice
How Do We Remember Memorial Day. How do we remember and honor those the day is set aside for? Memorial Day started off as a somber day of remembrance; a day when Americans went to cemeteries and...
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Trend Charts: Understanding The Past, Present and Future
Understanding the Path Trend charts are a crucial Six Sigma tool. Making decisions based on small samples of data can present an inaccurate representation of facts. Small data samples typically fail...
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Lean Six Sigma Practitioner Receives Global Award of Excellence
Recognizing Success Excellence is the standard. Professional recognition from your peer group is always a humbling honor. It is a mark of true accomplishment and professionalism. Recently, Thomas...
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Innovation: Changing the Culture In Healthcare
Changing the Culture Innovation and changing the culture of a healthcare organization can be a monumental challenge. Innovation can be defined as the process of translating an idea or invention into a...
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Competitive Hiring: Are You Outstanding in Your Field?
Are You Getting Noticed? Competitive hiring. It’s a tough world in this job market! When searching for a new job, think about how many resumes you submitted or applications filled out. It was probably...
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