“When do you use a SIPOC?” I asked the room. The lighthearted answer came back in unison …”Always”. Absolutely, the Black Belt class was right…after all, this was the about the 20th time I’d asked the question that week. Each time you have a project regardless of...
John Gledhill, VP of Continuous Improvement at Woodcraft, speaks about his team’s implementation of Lean principles to achieve significant productivity improvements over a six-month time period. QUESTION: Can you summarize the recent history of the Woodcraft /...
Have you ever been involved in or even led a change effort and were discouraged by the lack of real change that occurred? There was no lack of energy or resources poured into the change effort. But, really, nothing changed. One likely reason is that leaders did not...
When changing machines from one product to another, can efficiency gains occur? A major bottling manufacturer of carbonated beverages faced a constant challenge: an increasing need to changeover machines from one product flavor to another as a result of changing...
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...
Three things leaders don’t understand about the value of six sigma. This is intended for leaders of organizations. It is meant to make you stop and think about three points that I have observed you are missing when it comes to committing to deploying Six Sigma...
