There is a saying that the biggest room of all is the room for improvement. No matter what your job is, there is room to do it better. Figuring...
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27Mar
Let’s Return to Simple
I recently re-read my original book An SPC Primer originally published in 1978. It brought back my early days in process excellence. At the time I was the only...
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13Jan
President of Pyzdek Institute LLC to Receive Award
On February 27, 2017, the president of Pyzdek Institute LLC — Thomas Pyzdek — will be presented with the first ASQ Six Sigma Award for the Advancement of Six...
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05Sep
When I knew my Small Business Needed Six Sigma Training
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 Like many goal-driven individuals, I opened a small business. Staying afloat was, at times, incredibly difficult. I fought through, faced financial struggles, employee strife, and even...
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21Jul
Superior Optimization; Single Part or Multiple Part Operations: What’s Best for Your Company?
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 The demands of creating product production lines or value streams that are efficient and cost-effective are well-known to successful makers and producers. There are just...
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21Apr
Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Toyota Production System
Article Revised: March 28, 2019 According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Dr. Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle Washington, was named one of the “50 Most...
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25Feb
How Cutting Waste Gains Customers: Six Sigma Training
Six Sigma training helps you cut waste in your manufacturing processes so that you can focus more energy on customer service.
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22Feb
Jack Welch Started the Six Sigma Revolution: Revolutionize Your Business with Six Sigma Training
When Jack Welsh, the great CEO of General Electric (GE), declared that GE will be a Six Sigma company who could have imagined he was starting a Six Sigma...
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30Nov
Buffalo News Report: ‘Lean Six Sigma’ comes to the VA; Collins Cheers
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert A. McDonald is relying in part on Lean Six Sigma to reorganize the embattled VA healthcare system. As reported in The Buffalo News article ‘Lean...
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20Nov
Six Sigma Comes to Hollywood
Six Sigma in Hollywood is receiving lukewarm adoption by NBC Universal, which was required to implement training after it was absorbed into General Electric.
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