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This past month I had the pleasure to attend and participate as a speaker in the 12th Lean & Six Sigma World Conference. Hosted by the American Quality Institute (AQI), this year’s conference was held in Nashville on March 29 – 30. The conference attracted over 400 attendees from more than 20 different countries including … Read more
How long should a Lean Six Sigma project take? A common goal is 4 to 6 months. But what are belts reporting? In the fall of 2016, TMAC conducted an informal survey of several firms at our LSS Deployment Champion Symposium. One company with a mature LSS Program reported a median completion time of 5.7 … Read more
First published in 1987, the ISO 9000 Quality Management System (QMS) standard is now widely used around the world with over 1.1 million registered companies. This standard – actually a family of standards – is updated periodically, most recently in 2015 by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 9000 provides guidance and a framework for … Read more
TMAC hosted a LSS Deployment Champion Symposium for our customers on November 16-17, 2016. Champions and senior managers from nine different companies participated in the symposium, representing industries ranging from food & beverage and logistics to jewelry-making, retail, building products, aerospace, energy, and healthcare. Despite the variety – or perhaps because of it – participants … Read more
Co-Authored by Diana Martinez, Ph.D. and Alberto Yáñez-Moreno, Ph.D. In Part 1 of this blog in November, Diana and Alberto described their activities in supporting the Lean Six Sigma Program at City of El Paso [click here to read Part 1]. Some of the key points they discussed: City of El Paso started their new … Read more
Co-Authored by Diana Martinez, Ph.D. and Alberto Yáñez-Moreno, Ph.D. Although Lean and Six Sigma originated in manufacturing, LSS has proven successful in a variety of service industries including the city government. LSS practitioners who plan to work in government face many challenges, some of which are unique to their environment. What are the keys to … Read more
A common feedback from our Black Belt and Green Belt students is that at the end of the training (4 weeks for BBs and 2 weeks for GBs) they feel overwhelmed with the amount of information and tools provided to them. Many students feel like they were fed from a fire hose. Retaining that much … Read more
Co-Authored by Chris Meeks, MBB and Russ Aikman, MBB Many LSS companies embrace the principles of 5S in their operations. Increasingly this is true even in non-manufacturing industries such as health care. And many excel at their 5S implementation – in operations. The benefits are obvious to all: Better organization, clearer communications, improved safety, fewer … Read more
In the 1970s the late comedian George Carlin (1937-2008) perfected a routine in which he discussed seven words which could not be used on broadcast television. Carlin was known for his acerbic wit and ability to skewer bureaucrats, politicians, and anyone else he found to be arrogant, pompous, or just plain ignorant. And he also loved … Read more
Often companies that want to implement a LSS program – and experience the benefits associated with it – think that by sending a couple of staff to Green or Black Belt training they are on their way to success. Nothing can be further from the truth. If belts do not have appropriate structure and support, … Read more
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