Articles Tagged with ''continuous improvement''

Albert Einstein is widely credited as having defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” 

It did not happen quickly but advocates of Six Sigma and lean methodologies have worked together to achieve a partnership of both approaches.

In my two previous columns I discussed specification limits and process control limits, which led to thoughts about product disposition limits.

Lean and agile can work alone but they can be very powerful together. Reducing waste keeps your company sustainable. Being agile keeps your company ahead of the competition.

In my previous column I discussed the role of specification limits in manufacturing, which led to thoughts about process control limits.

We’ve all heard the term “practice makes perfect.” It’s something instilled in us from a young age, from the repetition of the alphabet to the memorization of the multiplication table.

It is still surprising how many people, from engineers to managers to quality professionals to technicians, possess limited understanding of product and process (manufacturing) limits.