Using a Value Stream Map to Find and Slay the Dragons of Process Waste
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Using a Value Stream Map to Find and Slay the Dragons of Process Waste
Five Reasons Why a Value Stream Map Is Like a Pirate’s Treasure Map (and One Reason Why It Is Not!)
Lean Six Sigma
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Five Reasons Why a Value Stream Map Is Like a Pirate’s Treasure Map (and One Reason Why It Is Not!)
FMEA: A Good Way to Save Yourself Some Grief
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The FMEA is a great tool to use early on in a quality improvement project, because it collects and organize data about a process that can help you identify and scope a process improvement project. It's also good for identifying and screening potential vital X's as you complete a project. And at the end of a project, you can use the FMEA to document status, reference reaction plans, and note any further improvements the process may require over time.
Got Risk? Using FMEA to Improve Quality Assurance
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Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) can assist Risk-Based testing (RBT) efforts. Find out how!