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The Chicken or the Egg: Six Sigma and Lean
How many times have you heard, “Lean is in and Six Sigma is out” from a colleague? The funny thing about this is that I used to hear the same thing 23 years ago. Only then it was, “Lean is in, and quality improvement teams are out.” Little has changed since then.
Hey, Ms. Auditee: Did Mickey Mouse Do Your Root Cause Analysis?
In my March 24th column, I discussed how you should handle audits that point out a minor or "Mickey Mouse" nonconformance.
A Measurement First: ‘Noise Thermometry’ System Measures Boltzmann Constant
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have for the first time used an apparatus that relies on the “noise” of jiggling electrons to make highly accurate measurements of the Boltzmann constant, an important value for many scientific ca
Does Your Cycle Time Have a Weight Problem?
Understanding a process’ cycle time is extremely important, especially in the context of takt
Reverse-Engineered Water Purifiers Provide Disaster Relief
(NeoMetrix: Lake Mary, FL) -- Air Mobile Ministries (AMM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that does disaster relief all around the world.
UK Television Program Uses 3-D Scanning to Reveal 13th-Century Castle
The United Kingdom’s Channel 4 flagship television program Time Team, which has been uncovering the archaeological mysteries of the British Isles since 1994, has used 3-D laser scanning technology to create high-definition fly-through animations around Mont
CMM Measures Very Large Wind Energy Components
TVL (Toeleveringsbedrijf van Landuyt) in Wetteren, Belgium, has been finishing transmission housings for wind turbines for the past several years.
Unification: The Key to Improving Organizational Culture
Story update 4/07/2011: A reference to Rick Nash was changed to John Forbes Nash.
The Drive Toward Hydrogen Vehicles Just Got Shorter
(LANL: Los Alamos, NM) -- Researchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane. The breakthrough makes hydrogen a more attractive fuel for vehicles and other transportation modes.
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