John Wooden shares with us the spirit and approach of Kaizen - Kaizen Training. This way of doing things requires small improvements everyday and that
Pareto in the Wild: Emergency Room Statistics – Visits by Race
Medical Market Research and what it can tell us, such as emergency room statistics, is a very interesting topic because it is a topic for which we can
Lean A3 Examples in Healthcare – Lean for Haiti
Russell Maroni, a Lean Six Sigma leader at The Akron Children's Hospital Center of Operations Excellence (COE), had the opportunity to spend much time
Lean Logistics Management – Reduce Supply Chain Complexity
In a recent newsletter from Inbound Logistics, the author provides some practical tips to reducing logistics costs, one of the largest costs areas in
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification: Eye of the Beholder
What's a Certification? In general terms, certification refers to the demonstration or mastery of a specific body of knowledge. So, to be "certified"
UPS vs FedEx: Logistics Showdown
UPS vs Fedex. Not really an exciting showdown to most, but interesting to logistics geeks regardless. UPS and FedEx are two of the largest domestic
Lean Six Sigma: Elements of CONTROL
In previous posts, we covered the DMAIC Methodology in Six Sigma. Specifically, we covered: Define Phase, DMAIC Measure Phase, DMAIC Analyze
Lean Manufacturing Certification – Questions and Answers
This is a hotly debated topic within lean circles. In this post, I thought I'd jump in the fire and provide my opinion on the topic. In this article,
Lean for Office Processes
In a recent thread on the Toyota Alumni page on Linkedin (you must be an Alumni of Toyota to join and read the thread), there was a question on