So What is a DMAIC Anyway?
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) The world is full of acronyms and the latest buzz-words. The world of manufacturing is no different: TQM, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, QRM, TOC, PM’s, RCM, the Deming Cycle, Zero...
View Article3 Ways to Handle Set Backs in Your Lean World
photo courtesy of zetson via flickr The Harvard Business Review is a great source of information. A recent article by Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer is titled Three Ways to Turn Setbacks into...
View ArticleIt is not enough….
It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best. ~~Dr. W. Edwards Deming Filed under: Quotes Tagged: Deming, PDCA, W. Edwards Deming
View ArticleThe best efforts….
“Best efforts and hard work, not guided by knowledge, dig deeper the pit that we are in.” ~~Dr. Deming Filed under: Quotes Tagged: Deming, quotes, W. Edwards Deming
View ArticleWe Place the Highest Value…
We place the highest value on actual implementation and taking action. There are many things one doesn’t understand and therefore, we ask them why don’t you just go ahead and take action; try to do...
View Article#2 – Deming & Your Kaizens
The #2 post on Lean Leadership gives a nod to Dr. Deming titled Deming and Your Kaizen Success Have you created training for one of your teams before? I am in the process of developing training...
View ArticleClassic Lean Leadership
We finished reviewing the top Lean Leadership posts of 2012 last week and as promised it’s time to look at some classic Lean Leadership. These are the Lean topics posted prior to 2012 but still had a...
View ArticlePrecise optimization….
“Precise optimization is not necessary. It would be too costly.” ~~Dr. W. Edwards Deming Lean Leaders balance conflicting goals. Filed under: Quotes Tagged: Deming, lean, quotes, W. Edwards Deming
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