Introducing My Summer Intern, Teagen
From mid-May through July, I will be having a summer intern helping me out. Teagen Stalte is a student at
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2017 Annual Benefit Report Available
On March 29, 2018, to meet our requirements for our Certified B Corporation status, we updated our Articles of Organization
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BPI is a Certified B Corporation! So what does that mean?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portland, Oregon, 2/3/2018 – Business Performance Improvement (BPI), a Lean and Six Sigma consulting firm focused on sustainability,
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Calculating Confidence Intervals for Proportions in Minitab
A common question I get asked is: how accurate are my defect rate predictions? If you are inspecting a sample
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Use capability analysis to see if you are sleeping enough
My wife says I don’t sleep enough, and she is right. I tried to argue with her for years, saying
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How to use candy to teach or learn Six Sigma
During our Yellow Belt (beginner Six Sigma) class, we have found lots of success teach statistical concepts using candy. It is a
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Which lean event type should I do first, Value Stream Mapping or Kaizen Burst?
What type of lean event should we do first, Value Stream Mapping (VSM) or Kaizen Burst? Before we can answer
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Employee engagement that will make you jealous!
One of the most difficult things for business owners and managers is to engage their employees in continuous improvements every
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Combining DMAIC and lean events to maximize process improvements
The DMAIC approach for process improvement is the foundation for Six Sigma, and I have grown to appreciate it more
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Split testing website marketing messages with Minitab’s Chi-Square % Defective comparison tests
Six sigma techniques have expanded beyond traditional manufacturing companies, into healthcare, movie industry, government and now online marketing. Split testing
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