by Holly Blair | Apr 10, 2021 | Lean Six Sigma, Process Transformation, Small Business
Just like the most successful sports teams, businesses that operate consistently and effectively win the game more often. It starts with having all of your top plays and strategies documented in one place so that it’s clear to everyone on the team what they’re doing...
by Holly Blair | Jan 9, 2021 | Lean Six Sigma
2020 – what a year. No one saw that coming. An unprecedented economic downturn resulting from a global pandemic that had us all stay home to protect ourselves and others. Businesses, and specifically manufacturing operations, dealt with lost revenue and decreased...
by Holly Blair | Dec 7, 2020 | Lean Six Sigma
In the manufacturing world, the name of the game is to figure out how to make more, faster. Avoid downtime, keep the process running, be safe and find ways to save money while you’re at it. Over time, life in this world can devolve into something to be survived. Even...
by Holly Blair | Aug 14, 2020 | Lean Six Sigma, Process Mapping
I’m standing in front of a partially created process map for cleaning a major piece of equipment in the plant I’m working at. I’m writing the action the operators have just shared with me down on a sticky note. I stick it onto the map. With my back still turned to...
by Holly Blair | Jun 8, 2020 | Lean Six Sigma, Process Transformation, Small Business
Lean Six Sigma was born in the manufacturing industry and while it has many powerful applications in other industries, the benefits of its’ application in those other industries often goes unexamined, especially in the world of small business. In my conversations with...
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