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TRIZ is a systematic approach to solving problems. It was invented by Soviet inventor Genrich Altshuller and his colleagues, starting in 1946.

Altschuller reviewed 40,000 patents to determine the principles […]

Did you know that ISSSP members have unlimited access to many Six Sigma resources, including over 1000 past presentations, webinars, white papers, and case studies? Learn more about membership here.

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ISSSP, the non-profit International Society of Six Sigma Professionals that provides a forum and resources for Lean, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence practitioners, is proud to announce a series of webinars […]

In this YouTube video, Tom Huckabee, Development Specialist for Processes and Information Systems, explains Jidoka or autonomation and its basic principles.

He defines Jidoka as a “device to auto-stop a p […]

In 2009, the City of Irving, Texas published a video on how they used Six Sigma principles to make their water utility department more efficient.

While this video was made years ago, it is worth watching […]

Bill Waddell, Lean manufacturing expert with over 30 years of experience and co-author of “Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transformation,” discusses the benefits of pai […]

Error Proofing, Mistake Proofing, or in Japanese Poka-Yoke. 

Shigeo Shingo developed Poka-Yoke while working for Toyota.

Poka-Yoke is first and foremost the prevention of an error before it could have […]

In this YouTube video, Doug Neill gives a useful introduction to the construction of mind maps.

A mind map is a graphical way to visualize and organize information. As such it is great for summarizing your Lean […]

In this video from Innovation Tutorials, learn how to know your customers better and design products and services for them through the Kano Model.

Noriaki Kano, currently Professor Emeritus at Tokyo […]

One of the eight wastes in Lean is Motion: Unnecessary movements by people.  

Two of the pioneers in studying motion and how to make it more efficient were the husband and wife team Frank and Lillian […]