Quality Management
Taiichi Ohno's wisdom
Lessons from the grandmaster.
Why ISO standards fall short in innovation management
Give them a wide berth.
Toyota Production System still going strong
At any given moment there are at least hundred things you can improve, but no one except you can do it.
Kaizen spirit by Masaaki Imai
Masaaki Imai on new definition of kaizen, taming the baratsuki, and Chistopher Columbus' school of management.
Lean Six Sigma: deployment
How can Lean Six Sigma projects be deployed for maximum effect?
Lean Six Sigma: in-depth comparison
In-depth comparison of Lean and Six Sigma across thirty one elements.
Lean Six Sigma: origin
Is Lean Six Sigma a legitimate methodology or a consultant's trickery?
Six Sigma: critique
Supposedly Six Sigma projects have created billions and billions of dollars in savings. Is everything as rosy as consultants claim?
Six Sigma: organisation and roles
How does successful Six Sigma organisation look like? What are key roles and their responsibilities?
Six Sigma: deployment and methods
Learn more about fourteen points for successful deployment of Six Sigma and integrated portfolio of nine Six Sigma methods.
Six Sigma: defined
Six Sigma defined through statistical, business, and academic lenses.
On Continuous Improvement
Core principles of continuous improvement are (1) process orientation, (2) improving and maintaining standards, and (3) people orientation. What are the fundamental behaviours for developing a culture of improvement?
Quality Management Frameworks
Organisations can use quality management frameworks to benchmark the quality performance on their journey to excellence.
Quality Management Systems
Comparison of Japanese Total Quality Control, Total Quality Management, Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge, Lean, Business Process Reengineering, and Six Sigma.
Quality Philosophers
Deming, Juran, Ishikawa, and Crosby changed the world of quality management forever. These are their most significant contributions.
On Managing for Quality
Historical overview of quality movement from inspection to strategic management.
Manufacturing quality of axle assemblies for railway vehicles
This thesis explored manufacturing quality of axle assemblies for railway vehicles procured by the Đuro Đaković Special Vehicles. Extensive process capability analysis has been performed, enabling identification of improvement opportunities.
Implementing Lean Six Sigma: The effective integration of two improvement methodologies
This project investigates how can Lean thinking and Six Sigma be effectively integrated in order to deliver superior business results.
