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  1. I have compiled quotes for Six Sigma beginners and my comments are in green. Feel free to change the green text and use wherever you like. However, the black text is protected by the wise men who developed them. Here you go.. "It's better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one, than to have an opportunity and not be prepared" - Whitney Young Jr *There is no better way to prepare than to learn the world best techniques in decision making "It does not matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going" - Brian Tracy *Chances are - you may not be going anywhere with the old ways. "The right place and the right time is here and now" - Michelle Ustaszeski *Absolutely! "The more you seek security, the less of it you have, but the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security you desire" - Brian Tracy *Taking this further - when you succeed with one opportunity, you get loads of them. "It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory" - W. Edwards Deming *Bow. "The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skilful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests." - Epictetus *The BHAG is what you need. The big hairy audacious goals. Do not set unless you are prepared well to tackle them. "Big jobs go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones." - Ralph Waldo Emerson *Undoubtedly "Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision." - Robbins, Anthony *Make it now "Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value." - Jim Rohn *Do it now "If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary"- Jim Rohn "You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of." - Jim Rohn *Rohn says same thing in so many ways "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein *Change the thought process. Welcome to the Six Sigma world. "The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder." - Ralph W. Sockman *After so many years with these techniques the wonders have not ended for me yet "Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them." - Albert Einstein *I can only take a bow on this. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi *You need to ensure that the first three stages do not get extended too much "One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent." - Epictetus *Get all the ammunition that is excellent in itself. Even if you miss a few goals, it will not matter. As the jackpots you hit shall reap great rewards for you.
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    What is Lean?- This is the most commonly asked questions. Today I thought of posting the answer to this question here, so the people can easily refer to it. "Lean is a philosophy which focuses on two main concepts: The first is the elimination of wastes from all processes so that only steps that add value from a customer's point of view are the ones that are performed by the company. Lean focuses on continuous improvement where all employees in a company are constantly looking at their processes to eliminate waste. Lean provides some guidelines on how to look for these wastes-usually referred to as the eight wastes (Waiting, Over-production, Rework, Motion, Over-processing, Inventory, Transportation, and Human Underutilization). The concept of waste elimination requires a change in culture and mindset of its employees to encourage them to constantly look for and submit ideas for workplace improvement. Each small improvement made by the workforce may be inconsequential to the overall business but over a period of time, they add up and can be a huge source of competitive advantage to the company. The second main Lean concept is making things flow - making sure that the material or information moves smoothly within a company to meet the customer demand without getting stuck anywhere in the process. Continuous flow requires arrival of material or information just in time to when the material or information is needed in the right quantities and at the right time. This also implies that when the material or information arrives, it is immediately processes and passed on to the next step in the process. Of course, continuous flow just for the sake of making the product or information that no one needs is also a waste. So, continuous flow has to be linked with customer demand and material or information should be produced only on pull from the customer. Pull and continuous flow are difficult concepts to deploy in reality-there can be a number of issues that can crop up when implementing these initiatives. For example, the work that is done on the material or information should be defect free. If this were not the case, we would not be able to satisfy a waiting customer downstream. Since, ideally there is no excess inventory any production problems such as machine breakdowns may cause the customer to wait and disrupt the entire process. Both Lean and Six Sigma focus on business process improvement. Whereas, Six Sigma focuses on variation reduction to improve process performance, it is Lean which focuses on reduction of wastes to add the most value to the customers."
  3. Hello, QFD is used to convert Customer Requirements in to Technical Specifications. Above the Technical Specification Matrix, triangle shaped Co-relation matrix is there which gives nature of relation between technical specifications. Wherever negative co-relation between two technical specification is there that problem can be solved by TRIZ. 40x40 TRIZ Matrix can be used to resolve trade off between those selected technical specifications.
  4. A good project using Lean or six sigma skill set could be carried out in business or customer pain areas. I am mentioning a few examples here. -streamlining the booking and confirmation process -enhancing customer experience without increasing cost. -reducing missed pick ups -reducing operating costs without affecting quality of service. -improving availability of cars without increasing cost. Hope this helps.
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