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Just-in-Time Supply Meets Domino Effect

Story update 4/13/2011: We corrected a misquote regarding who first said, “As goes GM, so goes the nation.”

Simple, Brilliant, Error Proofing at the Amazing In-N-Out Burger

I was in

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.

Does Your Cycle Time Have a Weight Problem?

Understanding a process’ cycle time is extremely important, especially in the context of takt

Killing Time: How to Manage Interruptions

Read this. It won’t be a waste of time.

How Measurement Error Affects the Four Ways We Use Data

Measurement error is generally considered to be a bad thing, and yet there is very little written about how measurement error affects the way we use our measurements.

How Measurement Error Affects the Four Ways We Use Data

Measurement error is generally considered to be a bad thing, and yet there is very little written about how measurement error affects the way we use our measurements.