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Author: Brion Hurley

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E87: Six Sigma in Real Life: Taguchi Loss Function for Hotel Pool Temps and the Solar Eclipse

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 …

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E86: Camping and the 8 Wastes (TIM WOODS)

In this episode, I go through TIM WOODS, which is an acronym to describe the 8 types of waste in a process. As an example, I discuss how the 8 …

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E85: Six Sigma Criticisms #1 – The Motorola 1.5 Sigma Shift

In this episode, I discuss some common criticisms about Six Sigma that I've been hearing about over the years. These tend to make their rounds on LinkedIn every few months …

Lean Six Sigma for Good

Lean Six Sigma for Good Podcast — E105: Improving Government Services to Protect Children and Elections with Kerry L. Bass

In this podcast, I interview Kerry Lewis Bass, who has many years of experience improving…

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E84: Using Process Mapping and Regression to Reduce Electricity Usage

In this episode, I discuss my work with a client that is trying to improve their sustainability score. One of the next steps is to establish a goal for electricity …

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E83: Clip from Interview with Climate Change Professional David Saunders

In this episode, I discuss an interview and discussion I had with Climate Change Professional and former Quality executive, David Saunders. We talk about how to leverage your skills of …

Lean Six Sigma for Good

Lean Six Sigma for Good Podcast — E104: How Process Improvement Can Help Address Climate Change with David Saunders

In this episode, I speak with David Saunders, who is a retired Quality consultant and…

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E82: Q&A from SPC presentation – What software to use? What about nonnormal data?

In this episode, I share some audio from a presentation I gave to Lean Portland for their July Happy Hour. I discussed Statistical Process Control (SPC) and how to detect …

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E81: Does Toyota use SPC Control Charts?

In this episode, I share the audio from a presentation I gave to Lean Portland for their July Happy Hour. I discuss Statistical Process Control (SPC) and why it's not …

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E80: Reduce environmental impacts in your business with Ecology’s Lean/Green program

In this episode, I discuss the Washington State Department of Ecology Lean and Green program that I've been supporting the last few years as a consultant. The audio is an …

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