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I received a question today that I thought would be helpful to everyone: “Imagine you are getting ready to kick-off

How do Lean Techniques Improve Quality?

The two most popular process improvement initiatives in businesses today are Lean and Six Sigma. Both methodologies are rooted in

I am re-reading the book, Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy by Masaaki Imai (founder of

BPI has joined the list of over 500 companies that are “committing to accelerate the reduction of their greenhouse gas

When I teach Six Sigma classes, I teach students how to use Minitab statistical software. However, the software can be

You might be hearing a lot about recycling and the changes going on in China over the past year, called

Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief nonprofit organization founded in 1998 that distributes food and life-changing aid to

If you’ve been following the U.S. business news lately, there are discussions about tariffs with China, and many industries are

One of the most important things you can do to have a successful culture of improvement is to remove any

The following article I wrote was published in Quality Progress (ASQ) in July 2005. One correction, the use of Pp