Dr. Noriaki Kano, a Japanese educator and thinker, is one of the world’s leading authorities in the field of quality management and process improvement. He is an emeritus professor of TUS (Tokyo University of Science). Kano did his undergrad, post-grad, and doctorate degrees from the University of Tokyo. A Brief Discussion of Kano’s Works He […]
Armand Vallin Feigenbaum and His Contributions to Process Improvement
Armand V. Feigenbaum is an American quality specialist who devised the concept of Total Quality Control (TQC). This concept later became the foundation stone of the stream of TQM (Total Quality Management). Early Life, Work & Contributions Armand V. Feigenbaum earned his master’s and doctorate degrees from MIT. During his doctoral studies, he started writing […]
Philip Crosby: Contributions to The Theory of Process Improvement and Six Sigma
Philip Crosby is a noted quality professional, author, and consultant who is widely known for promoting the concept of “zero defects” and for attempting to define quality from the viewpoint of conformance to requirements. He was born in West Virginia in 1926. He graduated from Western Reserve University and rendered service in the Navy during […]
Taiichi Ohno: Contributions to Process Improvement
Taiichi Ohno, popularly known as the pioneer of the Toyota Production System was born in Dalian, China in 1912. He graduated from the Nagoya Technical High School in Japan and joined Toyoda Spinning in 1932. He joined the Toyota Motor Company as a shop-floor supervisor in the year 1943 and rose to the position of […]
5 Reasons Why Companies Do Not Implement Lean Six Sigma
Most businesses and manufacturers have heard of the Lean and Six Sigma strategies. In fact, businesses around the world have been using these extremely powerful tools for years now. They have helped in process improvement and increased business productivity. Overall, they resulted in a richer customer experience. However, it is unfortunate that many businesses have […]
Using Lean Six Sigma to Achieve Operational Excellence
OpEx and Six Sigma make for a powerful combination. The concept of Operational Excellence (OpEx) has been around for almost two decades. In the most basic terms, OpEx is a way of looking at a business as a whole rather than considering its individual parts separately. Using the principles of Lean Six Sigma and Operational […]
How Does Continuous Improvement Help Procurement?
Six Sigma is a methodology whose origins can be traced to manufacturing and uses metrics to determine the quality of the processes. What is its objective? To fine-tune processes to perfection. This is done by identifying faults and reducing deviations within the system. Six Sigma has been found to boost the motivation of staff, quality […]
Understanding Product Design at HP
HP focuses on an innovative approach to product design based on the Six Sigma approach. The company calls this “The HP Method.” The company believes that there are several advantages to be gained by having a “process focus.” In addition, there is also a focus on design. When Motorola introduced the Six Sigma approach, HP was […]
Strategies for Identifying Potential Lean Six Sigma Projects
The main aim of any Lean Six Sigma project is the elimination of defects and variation in processes. The outcome of this effort is improved business efficiency and better quality of products or services delivered. This outcome can only be achieved when business processes have been streamlined and wasted resources and effort have been eliminated. […]
5 Benefits of Standard Work
Standard work is a common practice used by many who apply lean and Six Sigma into their workflow, and it has many benefits that can be realized by pretty much every organization out there. It’s important to study the implications of standard work and consider its integration into your own company’s workflow if you want […]
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