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Cargo Cult Six Sigma
In the South Seas there is a cargo cult of people. During the war they saw airplanes with lots of good materials, and they want the same thing to happen now. So they’ve arranged to make things like runways, to put fires along the sides of the runways, to make a wooden hut for a […]
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10 Reasons to Do Six Sigma
There are many reasons an organization might consider doing Six Sigma. For example, survival! This podcast presents a list of 10 other reasons.
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Flavor of the Month
Is Lean or Six Sigma a Flavor of the Month? What does this derisive label actually mean? Listen to this podcast and learn more!
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Be Careful What You Wish For
We all want leadership support, right? But if you’re not careful to specify, precisely, what you want your leaders to do for you, you may find yourself worse off than before. 10:19.
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An Overview of Six Sigma Black Belt Training
Tom presents the audio track of the first lesson of his online Black Belt training. His approach is unique because it presents the various tools in the context of how they are applied. If you are not yet a Six Sigma Black Belt, you will discover what is taught in Black Belt training. If you’re […]
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Modeling with Regression
One important Black Belt activity is to use the organization’s data warehouse to explore cause and effect relationships by building models using multiple linear regression. This isn’t as easy as just throwing all of the candidate Xs into a software package and crunching away. This podcast describes the technique Tom teaches in Six Sigma Black […]
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What is Six Sigma All About?
Mindtool’s Rachel Salaman interviews Tom about a wide range of Six Sigma topics. Listen to hear what Six Sigma is, where Six Sigma should (and should not) be used, what are the benefits and pitfalls that await Six Sigma users, where Six Sigma is heading in the future, and much more! 31:28.
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The International Academy for Quality
The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) is an independent, self-supported, non-profit, non-governmental organization that is administered by a collegial assembly of Academicians who have been elected by their peers from the most respected, active and experienced protagonists of quality in the world. In this podcast Tom interviews IAQ Chairman, Spencer Hutchens, Jr. 10:14.
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Process Capability Analysis
How good is that process? How do you know? This episode discusses the ins and outs of measuring the process to make it possible to predict future performance. 9:56.
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DoE for Out of Control Processes
Can you perform designed experiments on processes that are not in a state of statistical control? This podcast tells you where six eminent expert statisticians come down on this issue, and Tom adds his summary of the debate and his 2-cents worth. 10:19.