Taguchi Loss Function
Topic: Management Written in response to this post on the DEN (broken link removed). The responses on this topic show the strength of the DEN. 1) thoughtful responses that should help the person...
View ArticleControl Charts in Health Care
This post is an edited version of a message I sent to the Deming Electronic Network. I find the “control charts in health care” thread quite interesting. From Mike Woolbert’s post [link broken, so I...
View ArticleThe Power of a Checklist
Great article on The Checklist – If something so simple can transform intensive care, what else can it do? by Atul Gawande A decade ago, Israeli scientists published a study in which engineers observed...
View ArticleLean Six Sigma Case Studies
ValuMetrix Services provides some really nice lean six sigma case studies. Simple short but still with enough detail to actually provide some sense of what is going on. While on the topic of online...
View ArticleManagement Improvement Carnival #30
Please submit your favorite management posts to the carnival. Read the previous management carnivals. How not to improve a process – “It is not enough to think you know what’s right for the process, if...
View ArticleWebcast on 2-Bin Systems
Illustration of how 2-Bin Systems work, by Bill Hanover. Related: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) video by Bill Hanover – Messiness is Bad – Drum-Buffer-Rope Example – lean manufacturing resources
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Understanding Psychology: Slogans – Risky Tools
Slogans mainly are bad. But like most things they can be used in ways that help or hurt. The main problem is when they substitute for a method to achieve the aim (most of the time). If the slogan...
View ArticleHow to Get a New Management Strategy, Tool or Concept Adopted
Often when learning about Deming’s ideas on management, lean manufacturing, design of experiments, PDSA… people become excited. They discover new ideas that show great promise to alleviate the troubles...
View ArticleInterview on PDSA, Deming, Strategy and More
Bill Fox interviewed me and has posted part one of the interview on his web site: Predicting Results in the Planning Stage: Bill: John, what is your best process improvement strategy or tactic that has...
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Visual Management and Mistake-Proofing for Prescription Pills
Good ideas often just require some sensible thought to think of an improved approach. Management concepts can help guide such thinking, such as mistake-proofing and visual management. To apply visual...
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Integrating Technical and Human Management Systems
ASQ has asked the Influential Voices on quality management to look at the question of integrating technical quality and human management systems. How do different systems—technical or human—work...
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