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Continue reading →: Supplier Quality Management: Seeking Test Data
Do you have, or have you had, a supplier selection problem to solve? I have some algorithms I’ve been working on to help you make better decisions about what suppliers to choose — and how to monitor performance over time. I’d like to test and refine them on real data.…
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Continue reading →: Quality 4.0 in Basic Terms (Interview)On October 12th I dialed in to Quality Digest Live to chat with Dirk Dusharne, Editor-in-Chief of Quality Digest, about Quality 4.0 and my webinar on the topic which was held yesterday (October 16). Check out my 13-minute interview here, starting at 14:05! It answers two questions: What is Quality…
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Continue reading →: Pull Leadership
[This article was originally published in 2018 as “Leadership – No Pushing Necessary”. Much of the thinking here derives from John Hagel’s excellent book The Power of Pull – 14 years old and still as relevant as ever.] When I was younger, I felt like I was pretty smart. Then…
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Continue reading →: Quality 4.0: Reveal Hidden Insights with Data Sci & Machine Learning (Webinar)What’s Quality 4.0, why is it important, and how can you use it to gain competitive advantage? Did you know you can benefit from Quality 4.0 even if you’re not a manufacturing organization? That’s right. I’ll tell you more next week. Sign up for my 50-minute webinar at 2pm ET…
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Continue reading →: Happy 10th Birthday!
10 years ago today, this blog published its first post: “How Do I Do a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Project?” Looking back, it seems like a pretty simple place to have started. I didn’t know whether it would even be useful to anyone, but I was committed to making my…
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Continue reading →: Quality 4.0: Let’s Get DigitalWant to find out what Quality 4.0 really is — and start realizing the benefits for your organization? If so, check out the October 2018 issue of ASQ’s Quality Progress, where my new article (“Let’s Get Digital“) does just that. Quality 4.0 asks how we can leverage connected, intelligent, automated…
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Continue reading →: Why FEMA is Monitoring Waffle House this Weekend
This article originally appeared on the Intelex Community on 9/14/2018 at https://community.intelex.com/explore/posts/why-fema-monitoring-waffle-house-weekend Sometimes the most informative metrics show up in the strangest of places. Case in point: with a hurricane making landfall today in North Carolina, and the prospect for catastrophic flooding over the weekend and into next week, emergency managers are…
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Since 2008, I’ve been sharing insights and expertise on Digital Transformation & Data Science for Performance Excellence here. As a CxO, I’ve helped orgs build empowered teams, robust programs, and elegant strategies bridging data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)… while building models in R and Python on the side. In 2025, I help leaders drive Quality-Driven Data & AI Strategies and navigate the complex market of data/AI vendors & professional services. Need help sifting through it all? Reach out to inquire – check out my new book that reveal the one thing EVERY organization has been neglecting – Data, Strategy, Culture & Power.
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