Customer Spotlight: Amy Hogan, Setpoint/PVI Holdings

by Russ Aikman This month’s newsletter is one in a series about individuals working in continuous improvement. We asked LSS practitioners to tell their stories and share lessons learned. This month’s spotlight is Amy Hogan, a LSS Black Belt with Setpoint Integrated Solutions which is owned by PVI Holdings. Amy completed her GB training in … Read more

The Power of Scientific Thinking in an AI World by Conrad Soltero

Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Additive Manufacturing – it’s a brave new world. Business leaders are focused on high tech and emerging markets. Innovation and automation seem to be the name of the game. Does that mean if your company is not “in” any of these trends, you’ll soon be “out” of business? Perhaps AI and robotics … Read more

Effective Project Management

Ever wonder what are the most important keys to project success?  From my experience it boils down to two things: Management Buy-In and Effective Project Management.  The former, Management Buy-In, is environment dependent and outside the scope of this article. However, it has been covered in previous blogs such as this one by my colleague … Read more

Starting From Zero

Launching a Lean Six Sigma Program Imagine starting a new job at a company with no formal continuous improvement program. There is no culture of fact-based decision-making. The company measures only one thing: Dollars. A wide variety of problems exist across many different departments – accounting, procurement, human resources, operations, customer service. And you’ve been … Read more

2022 In The Rearview

Year in Review This year marked a return to normalcy as TMAC began operating much as we did before the pandemic. Today all classes, workshops, kaizen events and project work are held in-person. Still, we see the benefit of – and have gotten very comfortable using – virtual platforms for meetings and coaching sessions. But … Read more

Applying LSS to Kevin’s Bakery

Not your “typical” Lean Six Sigma Student Howdy LSS Newsletter subscribers! My name is Loren Hitchcock and I’m not your “typical” Lean Six Sigma student.  I’m a member of the TMAC team, and work in business development. Basically, I’m responsible for growing and developing our customer base here in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area. This … Read more

Customer Spotlight: Kellie Foglio, USG Corporation

This month’s newsletter starts the first in an occasional series about individuals working in continuous improvement. Our goal is to let LSS practitioners tell their stories and share some lessons learned. This month I spoke with Kellie Foglio, a LSS Master Black Belt with USG Corporation. When did you begin working at USG Corporation, and … Read more