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Welcome to Lean6leadership that is Lean with the number six leadership dot com. Where I discuss the ins and outs of Quality Engineering/management, Program/Project management, and how to apply it to your life. I am a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, and a recovering Project Management Professional. I have been in manufacturing in one role or another for the last 20 years.
Episodes
Friday May 31, 2024
The very basics of 5S
Friday May 31, 2024
Friday May 31, 2024
In this episode, we will discuss 5S
Item 1: Why 5S
- Image of professionalism
- Find stuff
- Cost control
Item 2: When 5S
- Stable process
- Mapped processes
- Measurable processes
Item 3: How to 5S
- Total involvement of the entire group
- Take the time to do it right
- Follow up with pictures
Story: Implementation in a single-operator hobby workshop. Later videos on YouTube.
Friday May 24, 2024
Total Preventive Maintenance
Friday May 24, 2024
Friday May 24, 2024
In this episode, we will discuss Maintenance
Item 1: Scheduling Maintenance
- Cost Control
- Equipment maximization
- Capacity utilization
Item 2: Everyone Involved
- Getting buy-in
- Keeping buy-in
- I mean everyone is involved not just a few
Item 3: Customer satisfaction
- Customer feedback
- Customer engagement
- Customers need to know
Story: Implementation of Total Preventative Maintenance at a consulting client organization.
Friday May 17, 2024
Employing Six Sigma
Friday May 17, 2024
Friday May 17, 2024
In this episode, we will discuss How to employ Six Sigma
Item 1: Variation
- Process in control?
- Measurable
- Understood
Item 2: Define
- Justify why
- Assign who
- Gates with goals and controls
Item 3: Control
- Follow-ups
- Leadership clearly defined
- Communication well understood
Story: Starting a Six Sigma project just because….
Friday May 10, 2024
Risk Mangement
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
In this episode, we will discuss risk management
Item 1: Why manage risk
- Cost management
- Time Management
- People management
Item 2: When to manage risk
- Planning
- Development
- Execution
Item 3: How to manage risk
- Planning tools
- Development tools
- Execution tools
Story: Risk mitigation in the proposal to the customer
Friday May 03, 2024
Tool Selection
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
In this episode, we will discuss Tool selection
Item 1: Define the whatever you are working on
- Size
- Time
- Cost
Item 2: Charter sets it up
- Limits
- People
- Communication types
Item 3: Breakdown
- Tool Types: Brainstorm, Just do, and complex
- Combo tools
- Matrix
Story: PFMEA to a DOE
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Scope Control
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
In this episode we will discuss Scope Control
Item 1: Establishment of scope
- Charter
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Limitations and change control
Item 2: Creep
- Customer requirement creep
- No change controls
- People pleasing management (overcompensation)
Item 3: Kill it with fire
- Run on project
- The project is over but
- We start the project….Why?
Story: The Black Belt project that couldn’t.
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Episode 7 Management Responsibilities
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
In this episode, we will discuss Management responsibility.
Item 1: Which part of Management is responsible for improvement
- Executive Management
- Middle Management
- Supervisory and Subject Matter Experts (SME)
Item 2: Large organization vs small business
- Roles of each management type
- Responsibilities differential by size
- Reporting and follow-up
Item 3: Belts and titles
- Green, Black, Yellow, Master and commander
- CEO to the supervisor
- SMEs
Story: Implementation at a small manufacturing company
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Statistics
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
In this episode we will discuss statistics
Item 1: Is it really needed?
- Appropriate to the process
- Inspection type
- Data available
Item 2: Implementation
- Frequency of review
- KPIs
- Display of outputs
Item 3: Sustainment
- Goals
- Who sees the report?
- When to change?
Story: SPC implementation with a supplier as well as reporting on internal metrics.
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Process Mapping
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
In this episode we will discuss process mapping
Item 1: Why
- Plan of PDCA
- Baseline current process
- Future state of process
Item 2: How
- Excel or Paper and pencil
- Visio
- PowerPoint
Item 3: When
- Beginning of a project
- Any process at all
- When developing a procedure
Story: Inclusion of process maps into procedures.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Lean Vs Six Sigma
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
In this episode we will discuss Lean Vs Sig Sigma
Item 1: Which is which
- Lean and Six Sigma implementation
- “ “ usage
- Execution of each
Item 2: Best of both
- 5s V 6S
- PDCA or DMAIC
- Design
Item 3: When not to use either
- Research and development
- Just fix it, damn it!
- Seriously it is a paperwork issue?
Story: Lean out a production line vs Six Sigma project to fix data through put issue.