quality - Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

December 13, 2012April 14, 2021 bizpi

Online statistics training from Minitab has great animation and examples

Minitab statistical software is one of the most powerful and popular programs around, especially for those in the Six Sigma

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July 26, 2012November 11, 2019 bizpi

Problem solving is critical for any business

Does your company have a problem solving process, like PDCA or 8-D? If so, do people use it? How do

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July 25, 2012October 13, 2022 bizpi

We don’t need any help, we are already lean!

“Lean and Six Sigma are only for manufacturing organizations!” “Our processes/company is unique, so that won’t work here!” “We’re already

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January 7, 2010November 11, 2019 bizpi

Don’t “check the box” with soft improvement tools

We recently were reminded of a problem that comes up every so often in regards to process improvement tools. The

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November 21, 2009November 11, 2019 bizpi

New spin (literally) on an old quality tool

I love the Pareto chart. It’s one of the simplest quality tools, yet one of the most powerful, and underused

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

We share our takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We’ll try to keep them under 5 minutes each.

In this podcast, I share the results of a ”Lean at Home” project I performed within the last year as part of a training and certification program I piloted with my friends and family.

The project successfully reduced our storage costs per month by over 50%, and then 100% within the past few weeks!

You can download the project summary here: http://www.leansixsigmahomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lean-at-Home-Project-Storage-Unit-2024.pdf

If you have an example, please share it with me on LinkedIn.

Go to LeanSixSigmaHomes.com to find many more examples of improvements at home using Lean and Six Sigma methods. You will also see the link to access the training and certification program for $49.

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