FMEA
Revisiting Magicians & Process Change
August 03 by Jeff ColeI’ve written this in the past but it bears repeating -- Magicians annoy me. Seriously. Because I will be up until 4 a.m. trying to reverse-engineer the impossible nonsense they did right before my eye...
Four easy ways to avoid FMEA mistakes
February 06 by Vishy ChandraUncover four recommendations to avoid making common PFMEA mistakes
Announcing change? Top 10 ways communication cascades fail
July 11 by Jeff ColeGood communication is essential to any change initiative. But when cascading your message from top management on down things can go seriously wrong, says columnist Jeff Cole. H...
Exiting the financial quagmire: Using Six Sigma to reduce operational risk in financial services
May 20 by Abhishek SoniFinancial service organizations are under severe pressure to cut operational costs while simultaneously being expected to comply with increasingly strict regulatory norms in the wake of the global fin...
Deploying FMEA Intelligently: Minimizing risks & continuously improving shopfloor processes
February 11 by Subikash RoyMany companies have used Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA) –a technique used to analyze all the ways something might fail - mainly because it is required by their customers or a Certific...
When Change Goes Wrong
January 10 by Jeff ColeMuch of our attention is spent on driving effective change in our organizations. However, we are sometimes on the receiving end of a change – for better or worse. This month, columnist Jeff...
A guide to Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
September 29 by Mayukh GhoshFind out how PFMEA works and how it can help organizations alleviate process failure risk
Prevent Recurring Defects with Root Cause Analysis
January 28 by Mayukh GhoshRoot cause analysis is the method in which the reason for the cause of the defect is evaluated and identified so as to identify the containment, corrective and preventive action, which will contribute...
Design for Six Sigma Tools You Need to Know Right Now
December 08 by Genna WeissIn this Profit through Process podcast, Genna Weiss speaks with Ali Fouani, a certified DFSS Master Black Belt and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with over 16 years experience in product development...
"My Six Sigma Leadership Changed—Now What?"
September 16 by Jeff ColeThe other day I drove by a local company and it brought up some sad memories. In their heyday they had implemented Six Sigma, broke even on their investment in record time and had a 4x ROI the first...
Tube Line’s Use of Six Sigma and Innovation to Deliver Savings
July 08 by Eva HolmesInnovation is high on the agenda for Tube Lines, which, under the government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement to upgrade the London Underground, was awarded one of three 30 year PP...
New Uses For Old Tools: FMEA
June 17 by Jeff ColePeriodically in this column we get down to an individual tool level to look at new and unique applications for what is already resting comfortably in your Six Sigma toolbox. This month we explore FMEA...