A military veteran is a person who has served or is serving in the armed forces of a country. As of September 2023, there were an estimated 17.9 million veterans in the United States, which represents about 6.8% of the US population age 18 and older.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma [...]
We celebrate a time gone by and the food quality at the Automat. Automat in Manhattan, New York City – 1939 Source: New York Public Library Digital Collection Long gone now, the Horn and Hardart Automat debuted in Philadelphia in 1902 and Manhattan in 1912. The last Automat closed in New York City in 1991. [...]
“The pipeline transport market consists of sales of pipeline transportation services and related goods by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that use transmission pipelines to transport various products, such as crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and slurry.” The global pipeline transport market is expected to grow to $183.29 billion in 2026.* We’ll [...]
The global bridge construction market size reached US$ 1,138.4 Billion in 2023.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in bridge construction and finish with a video of how suspension bridges are built in deep water. *Source Lean Six Sigma Applied to Bridge Improvement In a paper titled “Lean Sigma Application for Bridge [...]
The global inkjet printing market size was valued at USD 101.23 billion in 2023 and reached USD 109.73 billion in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma and finish with a video of the engineering behind inkjet printers. *Source Implementing Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Process for Inkjet Printers Circuit Cartridges [...]
Anesthesia is critical around the world in order to prevent patients from feeling pain during operations and other procedures. Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma in that practice and finish with a video [...]
Emergency Medical Services provide critical, life-saving care. Lean and Six Sigma help in the delivery. We’ll look at three applications and finish with a video of what’s it like to fly with London’s Air Ambulance. Optimizing Emergency Services with Lean Six Sigma In a magazine article titled “Optimizing emergency services with Lean Six [...]
A 2019 BBC News article by Chris Baranuik asked the question, “Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?”* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications focusing on improving baggage handling and finish with a video of the Individual Carrier System for baggage handling at San Francisco International Airport. *Source Applying Lean [...]
In today’s blog, we look at Bayes Theorem, what it is and why it’s useful. After an explanation of Bayes Theorem, we’ll look at medical examples. Thomas Bayes Thomas Bayes was an English Presbyterian minister, philosopher, and a statistician (1701-1769). He is known for developing a specific example of the theorem that has [...]
Retail and convenience stores exist in every country in the world. Lean and Six Sigma are used throughout the retail industry. We’ll look at three applications. First, a discussion of the retail industry challenges and the benefits of applying Lean Six Sigma. Then we’ll look at applications from Mexico and Portugal. We’ll finish with a [...]
