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By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated December 9, 2010

Solution Selection Matrix

You can learn more about the solution selection matrix in the explanation below, or you can download a free solution selection matrix here. As key

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated December 4, 2010

On this episode of "Shoulders of Giants", we remember Walter Shewhart. Walter Andrew Shewhart (pronounced like "shoe-heart", March 18, 1891 - March

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 29, 2010

The third Phase in the 6 Sigma DMAIC methodology is Analyze. Previously, we discussed the steps in the DMAIC Define Phase and Measure Phase. In the

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 22, 2010

Part of the Analyze Phase in the DMAIC Six Sigmas Methodology is to verify the potential root causes with hypothesis testing. One common hypothesis

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 8, 2010

This article is a follow-up to my article on Justin Bieber and Six Sigma. To the extent that search terms is a measure of intention and interest,

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated November 1, 2010

Note: If you arrived here searching for Justin Bieber, I'm sorry but you'll see geeky stuff about Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma instead. But, in

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 26, 2010

This article shows a timeline and video of the History of Lean Six Sigma. As with most things, The Toyota Production System (later to be called Lean

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 8, 2010

Deming's ideas were his own, but he owes a great deal to his mentor, Walter Shewhart. In this article, we explore the idea that led to Deming's work

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated October 7, 2010

The Problem Statement in Six Sigma is deceptively simple. Yet, we know it is so difficult to write. Why? And how can we effectively write one that is