Posts Tagged ‘Business’

In the article Grading the Teachers: Schools have a lot to learn from business about how to improve performance, say Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, it was stated how America’s schoolteachers are some of the most brilliant, driven and highly skilled people working today—exactly the kind of people we want shaping young minds. But they [...]

QUESTION: How do I start a process improvement project in a company that does not promote Six Sigma? RESPONSE: Even if you were able to complete a process improvement project would that effort result in buy-in for more projects or a full long-lasting Lean Six Sigma deployment?  I doubt it. To create long-lasting interest in [...]

QUESTION: What is the best way to start in Six Sigma projects? Once you know the theory, concepts and tools, what would you say the best way to get involved and start in a six sigma project is? RESPONSE: Start with the enterprise, which leads to projects that benefit the corporate financials; i.e., avoiding projects [...]

QUESTION: I have been approached by a colleague for some ideas for KPI’s to implement for a potential client. They are a client owned dedicated warehouse/ distribution center for a 30 retail outlet / online retail / wholesale facility for small, fragile decorative products, mostly retailing in the $10 – $75 range. They currently have [...]

QUESTION: Cp and Cpk: Is the Sigma Level 3 times the Cp value or 3 times the Cpk value?  One person said Sigma Level is three times the CpK value. Another person said when you talk of Sigma Value you apply the 1.5 sigma shift (standard introduced by Motorola and widely accepted).  On the other [...]