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Red Flag Statements: A Great Place To Dig For Improvements

January 12, 2021 by jerry

Here are some common red flag statements used in businesses – they are a sign of problems, but also a great place to look for improvements.

Categories Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, Waste Reduction Tags continuous improvement, lean six sigma, red flag

This process is more art than science. Oh, really?

December 28, 2020 by jerry
Experiment

Your process should be a science, not art! You can demystify your processes through observation, exprimentation, and standardization.

Categories Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma Tags art, documentation, process, science, standardization

Miscommunication Is Easy

December 16, 2020 by jerry
Chicago

Background A recent conversation, and simple misunderstanding, made me out to be a horrible, heartless murderer. My wife and I lived near Chicago with our three children, aged 12, 10, and 8. We also had a dog and a cat and we had recently lost another cat at the age of 16. We were attending … Read more

Categories Continuous Improvement Tags communication, miscommunication

Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 by jerry

Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) is part of continuous improvement programs at many companies. If you don’t have a continuous improvement program, consider PDCA.

Categories Business Metrics, Continuous Improvement, Waste Reduction Tags continuous improvement, experiment, pdca, plan do check act, scientific method

Dashboards

November 27, 2019November 11, 2019 by jerry

A quick reference to give you critical information at a glance.

Categories Business Metrics, Continuous Improvement Tags business success, dashboard, key performance indicators, kpi, measure, metrics, small business growth

Question Everything

November 27, 2019November 3, 2019 by jerry
math can help save you money

How a simple math concept taught in elementary school helped me save over $1 million.

Categories Continuous Improvement, Waste Reduction Tags inefficiencies, math, process improvement, question, validate assumptions, waste
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