Mike Micklewright

Articles

• Lean Six Sigma - An Oxymoron?   view details
  "show me a company, even a company who has been doing Six Sigma for years, that has resolved 90% of their problems, and I.ll eat my Black Belt. Does one even know of a company that has resolved 50%, 40%, or 30% of their problems?"

• Why Did Training Within Industry Die in the United States?   view details
  "the principles behind lean and Deming are aligned with each other... The benefits of TWI, and lean itself, and all of its tools (i.e., 5S, value stream management, quick changeover, work cells, total productive maintenance, and TWI), will never be susta