ARTICLES (INTERNET)

These articles (Internet) papers, which were written by Forrest Breyfogle and/or a Smarter Solutions’ team member, were provided through outlets such as BPM Enterprise, Quality Magazine, Inside Six Sigma Newsletter, Quality Digest, PMHut, Isixsigma, IQPC PEX, BPTrends, and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. Topics addressed in these articles include business process management (BPM), lean Six Sigma deployment, Business Management System enhancements, lean Six Sigma process improvement tools, performance management process-output tracking, business management system, process improvement selection so the big picture benefits, and systems thinking.

Enhancement to Six Sigma Metrics

This described predictive reporting technique overcomes issues that occur with the traditional Six Sigma metrics of sigma quality level and process capability indices  (e.g., Cp , Cpk, Pp, and Ppk).  The provided 30,000-foot-level report-out template provides a process stability assessment and a futuristic statement for stable processes in words that are easy to understand — …

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Reference: upcoming article for Engineers Digest

Breyfogle states “Design of Experiments (DOE), sometimes called Multivariable Testing (MVT), and other statistical tools can be very beneficial within organizations, if these tools are implemented wisely. We have found DOE to be a particular useful tool in both Design, Manufacturing, and Service/Transactional environments, since someone can address a very large number of factors within …

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