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Ever wonder why Toyoda was changed to Toyota? Most people know that Toyota began as a company that manufactured looms - or, sewing machines. At
Support from Human Resources is Critical in Lean: A Russian Case Study (English)
Today we feature a lean practitioner - Mikhail Kalinin. He resides in Russia and he helps organizations in Russia implement Lean. In today's article,
In Lean Transformations, Does This Chart Have Any Meaning at All?
Total Quality Management has been around for a long time. If you look at the history of continuous improvement, it formally goes back to Frederick
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In the previous module, we learned Basic Statistics as used in Six Sigma. We learned that statistics is the language of Six Sigma and saw several real
PDCA Cycle or PDSA Cycle – Which is Right?
There's quite a bit of confusion between the use PDCA Cycle versus PDSA Cycle. For those unfamiliar with the acronym, PDCA stands for
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At first glance, there's no relationship between Kaizen and Shaving. But, like most things, it takes creativity and insight to recognize that a well
Cause and Effect Diagram
This video on the Cause and Effect Diagram is part of the 7 Quality Tools series. In this 5:26 minute video, you will learn the following: What
Corvette Factory Tour
I'm not really into cars, but I love learning about how cars are manufactured. The corvette is an American icon and, like you I'm sure, I'm interested