John David Kendrick

Principal

John David Kendrick is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a principal with Business Process Management Inc. in the greater Los Angeles area. His professional interests include quality, private equity, and quantitative finance. He holds a master of engineering degree in simulation and modeling from Arizona State University; master of applied statistics from Penn State, and a master of business administration in finance from the University of Pittsburgh. His undergraduate degrees are a bachelor of science in physics from Purdue; a bachelor of science in math/computer science from the University of Pittsburgh; and a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a senior member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ) and is ASQ-certified as: CSSBB, CRE, CSQE, CQM/OE. He also holds two lean certifications.

Fri, 11/13/2009 - 09:16
Measuring ComplexityA method for measuring the level of defects effort and development time.
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 06:00
Complexity can be thought of as the level of difficulty in solving mathematically presented problems. Six Sigma practitioners and operations research professionals are often asked to predict the complexity of a hardware or software product by…
The Importance of a Proper SPC Subgroup Sampling TechniqueMethodically finding useful data in out-of-control conditions
Fri, 11/13/2009 - 09:16
A common error of many Six Sigma and operations research professionals is not properly selecting the correct subgroup sampling technique when constructing a statistical process control (SPC) chart. Incorrect subgroup sampling technique selection…