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Prevention not as tough as it seems

September 7, 2010April 14, 2021 bizpi action, analysis, assessment, brainstorming, cadence, effects, failure, fishbone, FMEA, lean, mode, PFMEA, prevention, proactive, risk, Six Sigma

Often times, we ask our clients what their proactive or preventative activity is. Most of the time, we get a

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

January 7, 2010November 11, 2019 bizpi cause, communication, diagram, effect, fishbone, lean, map, mapping, networking, process, quality, Six Sigma, soft, stream, team, tools, value, value stream map, VSM

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

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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.

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E43: 10 questions to find opportunities to apply Lean Six Sigma to your organization

by Brion Hurley

I was asked a question about how to get started applying Lean and Six Sigma to a non-manufacturing business. I thought about some key questions I would want to ask, and sent them a response. I thought they were good questions, so I wanted to share them on the podcast.

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