Design Reviews and You!

An important part of design reviews is understanding their long-term implications. Often, time pressures and egos prevent engineers and...

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Rolling-5 Action Plan Methodology

When you are working on lean, six-sigma and a variety of continuous improvement activities, the quantity of action items can get...

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The T-test & Tennis Balls

How to Use the Two Sample T-Test

Product manufacturing provides endless improvement opportunities. I thrived in my manufacturing career...

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Loving the PDCA Cycle

Love may be a strong word for a continuous improvement tool, but in this case, it is warranted. So what do I really love about the PDCA...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage – The Hoover Dam (Part I)

My wife Kelly and I travelled to Nevada this summer to take a tour of the Hoover Dam and we are so glad that we made this journey. We...

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The Value of a Value Stream Map (VSM)

What is a value stream? A value stream is the flow of all information and materials used to create customer value. This "value" could be...

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