Lean Six Sigma Bursts

When I talk to clients about training their team, that usually opens up a lot of questions in my mind that we'll need to discuss before I can give them a ballpark number quote. In this podcast, I run through the questions you need to consider in order to create an effective training program that will result in hands-on application and payback on the investment, while keeping the costs minimal. If you'd like to get a quote for some training options, fill out this training request form, and we'll be in touch, or contact me at ⁠⁠brion@biz-pi.com⁠⁠ Links Article: What is the best option for our company to receive the most effective Lean Six Sigma Training and Coaching?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Training Request Form Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

Learn about hypothesis testing basics using James Bond's ability to identify martinis as an example. Explore how statistical significance is determined through his success rate. Discover the concept of null hypothesis and statistical analysis to determine significance.

Back in 2020, I created a course called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" and I'm offering a free coaching program this month to help you complete the course and get help implementing the concepts into your personal life. Are you interested? Contact me at brion@biz-pi.com Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques (Video course) Podcast episodes #50-56 (Audio version of course) E50: "Lean at Home" Course - Introduction: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E50-Lean-at-Home-Course---Introduction-e1f5rl4 E51: "Lean at Home" Course Module #2 - Selecting a Home Process to Improve: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E51-Lean-at-Home-Course-Module-2---Selecting-a-Home-Process-to-Improve-e1f9oj7 E52: "Lean at Home" Course Module #3 - Collecting Data and Mapping the Process: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E52-Lean-at-Home-Course-Module-3---Collecting-Data-and-Mapping-the-Process-e1fteg9 E53: "Lean at Home" Course Module #4 - How to See the 8 Wastes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E53-Lean-at-Home-Course-Module-4---How-to-See-the-8-Wastes-e1fteqh E54: "Lean at Home" Course Module #5 - 5S Method for Home Organization: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E54-Lean-at-Home-Course-Module-5---5S-Method-for-Home-Organization-e1ftf5n E55: "Lean at Home" Course Module #6 - Error Proofing and Documenting Your New Process: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E55-Lean-at-Home-Course-Module-6---Error-Proofing-and-Documenting-Your-New-Process-e1ftfjc E56: "Lean at Home" FINAL Course Module #7 - Making Mouthwash Project Example: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E56-Lean-at-Home-FINAL-Course-Module-7---Making-Mouthwash-Project-Example-e1ftfq1 Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

In one of my recent Six Sigma classes, I provide a simplistic explanation of SPC and control charts, and why they are essential to detecting problems quickly in your processes. If you're interested in learning more about SPC, check out the link below. Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPC Module within Six Sigma Green Belt Training ⁠Lean Six Sigma Project Coaching Program⁠⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

In one of my recent Lean classes, I discuss the difference between planning kaizen events and working kaizen events. Planning events end up with a 90-day implemenatation plan. Working events end up with 80% completion of actions by the end of the event, with 30 days to complete the remaining 20% of the actions. I try and encourage more working sessions, but planning is sometimes really important to decide where to focus the working sessions in the future. To better understand this podcast, watch the State of Washington VSM video (about 10 minutes). Links ⁠⁠A Glimpse into a Value Stream Map (VSM) - State of Washington DSHS - Video Lean Six Sigma Project Coaching Program⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

In one of my recent Lean classes, I discuss ways to engage front line workers in working kaizen events. I talk about the differences between working and planning sessions in my last podcast. I discuss options for working ahead, catching up afterwards, having half-day sessions (half kaizen, half working), splitting the event across many shifts, and having the leads and supervisors participate but checking in with the workers frequently. Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lean Six Sigma Project Coaching Program⁠⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

I've been helping set up a webinar series with support from the Iowa Sustainable Business Forum and the Iowa Lean Consortium. There are two webinars you can choose from, or sign up for both. I will be presenting the first webinar, Lean Methods for Sustainable Organizations. I will introduce those in sustainability roles to Lean methods, which have become some of the most popular improvement methods used in high-performing organizations in manufacturing, healthcare, government and many other industries. The second webinar, Sustainability for Lean Organizations, will be presented by Adam Hammes from SGS North America. He will help demonstrate to process improvement specialists, engineers, and management the business case for applying risk and quality management strategies like Lean to sustainability performance. Links ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lean and Sustainability Webinar Series with ISBF and ILC ⁠Lean Six Sigma Project Coaching Program⁠⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

In this episode, I answer another question in one of my Six Sigma classes. The student said they were having supplier issues, but the data wasn't very good. There is a plan to implement a data collection system, but it might not be ready for a few months. Should she wait until the system is ready and then start her project, or start now and collect the data manually. Links ⁠⁠Lean Six Sigma Project Coaching Program⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

In this episode, I answer a question in one of my Six Sigma classes. The student said they were not sure if their project could be used, because it alreadys mentions some solutions to the problem, and the training said no solutions can be defined at the beginning of a Six Sigma project. He wanted to know how to handle this situation, which is very common. Links ⁠Lean Six Sigma Project Coaching Program Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com

In this podcast, I discuss the Taguchi Loss Function again, this time using some real-life examples. I discuss hotel pool temperatures, solar eclipses, and fruit ripeness. I originally talked about this topic in Episode 37, explaining how an increase in variation away from the target value (even within specification limits) leads to an exponential increase in customer dissatisfaction. This is different than the traditional approach of viewing results within the specification limits as good, and results outside of the specification limits as bad. Hope you enjoy this topic. If you think of other real-life examples, please let me know! Links Solar Eclipse Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKsVT5tzPY4 Podcast episode #37 - Taguchi Loss Function: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansixsigmabursts/episodes/E37-What-is-the-Taguchi-Loss-Function-e11qlov⁠ What is the Taguchi Loss Function?: ⁠https://www.leansixsigmadefinition.com/glossary/taguchi-loss-function/⁠ Need help in your organization? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Let's talk! Schedule a free support call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Sponsor: Creative Safety Supply is a great resource for free guides, infographics, and continuous improvement tools. I recommend starting with their 5S guide. It includes breakdowns of the five pillars, ways to begin implementing 5S, and even organization tips and color charts. From red tags to floor marking; it’s all there. Download it for free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠creativesafetysupply.com/5S⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BIZ-PI.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Submit a voice message at Podcasters.Spotify.com