In order to stand out from the competition, businesses have little choice but to constantly redesign their products, or develop…
The History of Quality Management System
It’s easy to think of the concept of quality management as strictly a modern-day phenomenon. In fact, some of the…
Lean Six Sigma in Healthcare
In many countries, people are living longer while the birthrate is either stagnant or falling. In the U.S., the 2018…
Leadership Characteristics in Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma provides a structured method of achieving excellent results through business improvement initiatives. However, those results can be…
How to Write a Six Sigma Problem Statement
A Six Sigma problem statement recognizes that there is a gap between the reality of a situation versus what should…
Quality Leadership: Broader than Quality Management
There are differences, goes the familiar story, between quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA). QC, putting it at its…
The Importance of Selecting the Right Improvement Project
We all want our projects to be a big success. Bottom line benefit to the business and big rewards for…
Why Mentoring is Key to Attaining a Master Black Belt
Much of Eastern philosophy is depicted in the mist-drenched trees and cloud-shrouded mountains of ancient Chinese landscape painting. It is…
Under Wartime Conditions—Evaluating the Risks to Quality of the US-China Trade War
When President Donald Trump tweeted an order to “our great American companies” to leave China, he was no more than…
