ARTICLES (MAGAZINE)

These business management and quality/lean improvement articles (magazine) were written by Forrest Breyfogle and/or an associate/affiliation of Smarter Solutions, Inc.  The provided papers have been published in magazines such as American Management Association MWorld, Quality Progress, Quality Magazine, Six Sigma Forum Magazine, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, Quality Management Forum, ASQ Statistics Division Newsletter, and ASQ Lean Division Newsletter. Topics include: Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE), 30,000-foot-level predictive metrics, lean Six Sigma, Business Process Management (BPM), Business Management System, Statistical Process Control (SPC) charting issues and resolution, enhanced business scorecards, and creating process improvement efforts so that the big picture benefits.

Enhanced Six Sigma Framework

DMAIC process improvement project, Lean Six Sigma /

Six Sigma does five principal things: It emphasizes the need to recognize opportunities and eliminate customer-defined defects. It recognizes that variation hinders ability to reliably deliver high-quality services. It requires data-driven decisions and incorporates a comprehensive set of quality tools under a framework for effective problem solving. It provides a highly perspective cultural infrastructure to effectively obtain sustainable results. And, when implemented correctly, it promises and delivers substantial improved operating profit.

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Enhancing Organization and Management Books: The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System

Books, Business Management System /

Enhancing organization and management books are available that describe the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) system and its benefits. The below published PDF article summarizes IEE books and their benefits relative to the enhancement of measurement and improvement methodologies in organizations.

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Enhanced 6 Sigma Master Black Belt Training

Lean Six Sigma, Process Improvement Training and Certification /

Enhanced 6 Sigma Master Black Belt Training is more than the instruction of additional statistical tools. An enhanced approach to 6 Sigma and lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt training involves the structured integration of process improvement efforts within an organizational Business Management System so that Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are enhanced and the business

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Enhanced Business Excellence Model

Business Management System, Integrated Enterprise Excellence /

Through Lean Six Sigma many businesses have reported significant performance improvements. Though management may be satisfied with project selection and project execution, there is nagging doubt about whether enterprise as a whole is benefiting. Quite often Lean Six Sigma projects are often not in direct alignment with the achievement of corporate financial goals. Lean Six Sigma is not a business system. Lean Six Sigma is a project execution system. Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) is a business governance system that takes Lean Six Sigma and traditional scorecards to a new level. IEE is a business system where performance improvement metric needs pull for the creation of IEE projects. IEE replaces firefighting with fire prevention and integrates scorecards, strategic planning, business improvement, and control. IEE helps organizations move toward achievement of the 3 Rs of business; i.e., everyone doing the Right things, and doing them Right, at the Right time. IEE provides the framework for achieving maximum, measurable, predictable and sustainable bottom-line results.

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