The cause and effect matrix (also called C & E matrix) helps you decide which inputs from a Cause and Effect fishbone diagram should be tackled / addressed first. All the causes of the problems from the fishbone diagram may not be of equal value. The Cause and Effect (C & E) matrix provides a Read more about Cause and Effect analysis[…]
Force field analysis is a tool that helps you to identify the forces help to accomplish the goals and those forces that hinders the attainment of the goals. First developed by social psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1940s, force field analysis is now considered a highly effective tool to make decisions effective and structured so that Read more about Force Field Analysis[…]
Originally developed by Prof. Thomas L. Saaty, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a method of decision making taking multiple criteria. The good thing about Analytic Hierarchy Process / AHP is it allows some small inconsistency in judgment as no human always make a consistent decision. Suppose you have two products that you want to launch. Read more about Analytic Hierarchy Process[…]
RACI matrix is a simple way of assigning various tasks and responsibilities to the members of the project so that each task can be done carefully (without repetition) and is accountable with measures to consult in case of troubles. It is used to clarify roles and responsibilities in a cross-functional project amongst various stakeholders (people Read more about RACI matrix for teamwork in lean projects ![…]
He lived in a place more disgusting than any slums. He couldn’t pay for his study so started working in a store at the age of eight. The store didn’t welcome him for a long time. He started working for a cycle repairing company for five more years. Tired with the cycles and tires, he Read more about Dream lean to make a difference[…]
The name Poka Yoke (in Japanese for mistake proofing) was coined and formalized by Shigeo Shingo in 1960. This concept was first used in Toyota to check the occurrence of simple mistakes. Shigeo Shingo used this concept to avoid the workers to miss assembling the springs in the switches. Consequently, a lot of switches had Read more about POKA YOKE/Mistake proofing[…]
A Pharmaceutical company’s case study: Use of MONTE CARLO SIMULATION as a PROSPECTIVE WAY of improving content uniformity and selection of right excipients! We live in a world full of uncertainty! Often, it’s near impossible to test the efficiency of a product or include all processing parameters in building uniformity in a product by repeating Read more about Monte Carlo Simulation: Uses in Industrial applications[…]
A Pareto chart is an analytical tool which can be used for both Quantitative and Qualitative data. It is based on Pareto analysis developed by Vilfredo Pareto who coined it as an “80/20 rule,” which postulates that roughly speaking, 20 percent of the people own 80 percent of the wealth. Or, in quality terms, 80 Read more about Pareto Chart and Pareto Analysis[…]
Multi vari chart Many lean tools can be used to find the market preference. I feel, there must be more than 15 of them which can be used in the initial market survey. One of them I am obsessed with using in attribute data is a Multi vari chart. In layman’s terms, Multi vari chart Read more about Multi Vari Chart to find out the customers’ preferences[…]
Kanban, eKanban and Scrum Imagine a scenario where you are traveling or on your holidays and your subordinates are updating and putting live record of everything including production sequence, ongoing plans, finished projects and products, livestock records…and almost everything including their communication details. Imagine yourself checking your IOS device and observing the bottleneck and seeing Read more about Kanban, eKanban and Scrum: business management tools[…]