by Alton Hill | Nov 4, 2025 | Administrative, Analysis & Design, Automotive, Chemical, Consulting, Consumer Goods, Engineering & Manufacturing, Financial, Healthcare, Industry, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Operations, Performance Improvement, Sustainability, Transformation, Uncategorized, White Papers
Unlock Your Business Potential The Power of DMAIC and SBTI's Training Programs Our training programs ensure that Lean Sigma Belts are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience to lead high-impact projects. The DMAIC Roadmap: A Structured Approach...
by Bob Jeske | Mar 26, 2021 | Administrative, Analysis & Design, Automotive, Chemical, Consulting, Consumer Goods, Engineering & Manufacturing, Industry, Leadership, Manufacturing, Operations, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Transformation
High Volume Discreet Part Manufacturer Over the previous years there were several attempts to deal with the situation. Ultimately none proved to be successful as the client was busy dealing with increased sales, new products, customers and suppliers and trying to...
by Bob Jeske | Sep 1, 2020 | Analysis & Design, Consulting, Leadership, Manufacturing, Operations, Performance Improvement, Supply Chain, Sustainability
The bullwhip effect has long been known and repeated over and over again irrespective of the latest software and tenure in supply chain management. It may be a generational learning thing. As demand picks up, even not by a lot, customer satisfaction as measured by...
by Jim Longshore | Aug 4, 2020 | Administrative, Analysis & Design, Consulting, Industry, Leadership, Manufacturing, Operations, Performance Improvement, Strategy Development, Supply Chain, Sustainability
Jim Longshore and Dick Scott collaborated on this blog to provide a sample of techniques taught during the MBB curriculum. Additional information on our upcoming Master Black Belt wave can be found here. Scenario: You just finished your Design of Experiments and...
by George Strodtbeck | Oct 12, 2018 | Analysis & Design, Engineering & Manufacturing, Performance Improvement
A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting – poof! – that they’re going to produce great work. — Anne Sweeney, formerly the co-chair of Disney Media I was recently...
by SBTI | Sep 25, 2018 | Analysis & Design, Financial
How many improvement philosophies can there be? We had: Plan Do Check Act Lean Toyota Production System Kaizen 5s Six Sigma And many more… Six Sigma is a few decades old—surely it must be on its last legs? Many companies want to utilize the most effective tool and...
