Presentation on the Designated Hitter and Root Cause Analysis TAGS: analysis | asq | baseball | blitz | consulting | corrective action | data | designated hitter | lean | major league baseball | operations | process | quality | red lobster | ron blomberg | root cause analysis | six sigma | sports On Tuesday, February 17th, I will be presenting an analysis of the implementation and impact of the designated hitter in Major League Baseball to the Central Savannah River Section (Augusta, …Continue reading →

A Surge in Major League Baseball Giveaway Defects TAGS: american | blitz | bobblehead | china | consulting | continuous improvement | defect | giveaway | jersey | king soopers | league | lean | major league baseball | mets | miguel cabrera | mvp | national | oops | operations | phillies | process | promotion | sports | troy tulowitzki | truck | tulowizki | w.b. mason Over the last 30 days, there have been at least three significantly notable Major League Baseball giveaway snafus with roots in poor quality. First, the Colorado Rockies celebrated their superstar …Continue reading →

Quality Applications at The Masters – ASQ Section Presentation TAGS: american society for quality | applications | asq | augusta national golf club | blitz | consulting | golf | lean | luke donald | masters | quality | safety | six sigma On Tuesday I presented to the ASQ Central Savannah River section (Augusta, Georgia) on quality applications demonstrated during The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. ASQ Savannah River Section Mtg …Continue reading →

Around The Bases: NFL Draft Jerseys Edition TAGS: baseball | blitz | bryce harper | consulting | continuous improvement | cover | football | formula one | jerseys | lean | mark graban | martin maldonado | nfl draft | nfl draft jerseys | nike | operations | optimization | pit stop | process | respect for people | seth godin | sports | tear | video The NFL Draft and Nike came up with a neat concept in 2012 – a way to present each first round draft pick at the Draft in New York with …Continue reading →

New Florida State Logo and Bad Supply Chain Communication TAGS: blitz | change | china | consulting | design | face | flexible | florida state | football | guy moore | lean | licenses | logo | low price | merchandise | nike | obsolete | operations | process | six sigma | spear | sports | spring game | tallahassee | uniform Prior to their football team’s spring game, Florida State University and Nike unveiled a newly-redesigned uniform and set of logos. The changes to the team’s markings has been a source of …Continue reading →

Tennessee Baseball – Nation’s Fastest Field Cleanup TAGS: 5S | baseball | cleanup | college | consulting | field | fun | kaizen | lean | lean blitz | operations | six sigma | sports | standardized work | tennessee | thinking The University of Tennessee baseball team claims to have the nation’s fastest pregame field cleanup. Before home games the players sprint out to handle cleanup tasks at the end of …Continue reading →

“Be Lean” vs. “Do Lean” TAGS: arnold schwarzenegger | art byrne | be lean | blitz | consulting | do lean | formula | lean | lean blitz | lean manufacturing | lean turnaround | lean wastes | mr. universe | new ideas | non-value-added | operations | process | respect for people | sports | wastes It’s common for companies to hear about the great benefits Lean and Six Sigma can bring about in their organizations – they hear about the streamlining of processes and gained …Continue reading →

Mount St. Mary’s Wins Tournament Game With Six Men On The Court TAGS: 2014 | blitz | consulting | error-proofing | lean | mount st marys | ncaa tournament | nec | operations | players | poka-yoke | process | quarterfinal | robert morris | six | six men | sports | st francis | substitution | video The Mount St. Mary’s men’s basketball team’s season record is 16-16 – had they not won the NEC Tournament (and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament) they would not …Continue reading →

Dr. Frank Jobe and Kaizen Thinking for Tommy John Surgery TAGS: act | adjust | blitz | consulting | do | dodgers | frank jobe | graft | injury | kaizen | lean | los angeles | orthopedic | pdsa | plan | sandy koufax | study | surgeon | surgery | tommy john | ucl | ulnar collateral ligament Last week Dr. Frank Jobe, the orthopedic surgeon who pioneered the “Tommy John surgery” that has revived and extended the careers for hundreds of MLB pitchers and athletes in other …Continue reading →

Addressing The Problem With The NBA Slam Dunk Contest TAGS: all-star | analysis | blitz | cause | consulting | contest | dunk | fans | format | game | injury | john wall | lean | michael jordan | national basketball association | nba | operations | participation | problem | process | risk | root | safety | slam | sports | stars | washington The NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been a cornerstone event during the NBA All-Star Weekend for years – originating in the NBA in 1984, it celebrates captivating physical feats and …Continue reading →

The Super Bowl Public Transit Gaffe TAGS: blitz | bruno mars | bus | business operations | consulting | deadspin | disaster | eric grubman | lean | new york | nfl | pdsa | public | subway | super bowl | transit | transportation One of the big issues with New York hosting the Super Bowl was the intense security and limited access to the stadium grounds (no cars allowed, can’t walk to the …Continue reading →

Around The Bases: Super Bowl Concessions Edition TAGS: adam silver | baltimore ravens | basketball | blitz | cheerleaders | concessions | consulting | david stern | day | delaware north | denver broncos | elvis dumervil | food | groundhog | lean | nba | new york | northwestern | phil | pro bowl | punxsutawney | respect for people | roger goodell | seattle seahawks | secaucus | security | service | standardized work | subway | super bowl | train | unionize The concessions available at the Super Bowl will be fantastic, and the outsourced food service provider Delaware North is preparing for the onslaught of concessions demand. The Buffalo, N.Y., company …Continue reading →

How Peyton Manning Demonstrates PDSA TAGS: blitz | consulting | continuous improvement | denver broncos | lean | operations | pdca | pdsa | peyton manning | plan do study act | plan do study adjust | process | seattle seahawks | sports | sunday | super bowl Plan-Do-Study-Adjust (or Act) is a simple cyclical continuous improvement tool that we all use every day but don’t often realize it. Properly applied, PDSA helps us properly define a problem …Continue reading →

Curious Cat Management Blog Carnival Annual Review – Part II TAGS: asq | blitz | blog | bryce harper | consulting | curious cat | detroit lions | dmaic | gary kubiak | george carlin | houston texans | jim schwartz | john hunter | karen martin | lean | lean blog | mark graban | michael jordan | nfl | nick saban | operations | podcast | process | sports | the masters | the outstanding organization | value stream mapping As stated yesterday, John Hunter of the Curious Cat Management Blog hosts an annual review of blogs, penned by other management blog authors. I will cover four blogs total, having started with two …Continue reading →

Agile Development and MLB Instant Replay TAGS: agile | arizona fall league | baseball | big league stew | blitz | constraint | consulting | continuous | development | error-proofing | improvement | instant replay | league | lean | major | mark townsend | mlbpa | operations | optimization | process | rob neyer | software | sports | testing | time Earlier this season Major League Baseball announced a planned expansion of instant replay use, similar to concepts applied in college football and the NFL, with the intent of improving the …Continue reading →