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 →

2014 Masters: Bubba Golf and Kaizen Thinking TAGS: augusta national | blitz | bubba golf | bubba watson | champion | clubs | consulting | golf | ideas | kaizen | lean | masters | operations | process | sports Bubba Watson is in the last pairing for the final round of The Masters at Augusta National today. He is a past Masters champion, having won in 2012 in a …Continue reading →

2014 Masters: Temporary Elimination of Masters Security Protocols? TAGS: augusta national | blitz | consulting | golf | golf club | lean | masters | masters security | operations | process | protocol | safety | securitas | sports | standard work The typical Masters security process and protocol is standard but rigorous – no cell phones or weapons, no outside food or beverage, prepare to walk through a metal detector, and …Continue reading →

2014 Masters: How Weather Affects Concessions and Masters Merchandise Inventories TAGS: 2014 | augusta | augusta national | blitz | club | concessions | consulting | continuous improvement | eisenhower tree | food | georgia | golf | inventory | lean | masters | merchandise | operations | process | sports | waste | weather Typically springtime weather in all parts of the country is crazy and hard to predict, but the last three years have seen upwards of 90-degree temperatures during The Masters Tournament …Continue reading →

2014 Masters: Masters Media Guide Reprinting After Eisenhower Tree Felling TAGS: 2014 | augusta national golf club | blitz | consulting | eisenhower tree | golf | guide | ice storm | lean | lean manufacturing | masters | media | operations | printing | process | reprint Earlier this winter Augusta suffered through a major ice storm that destroyed trees all over the region. Augusta National Golf Club was no exception and the Eisenhower Tree, one of …Continue reading →

2014 Masters: Eisenhower Tree Removal Will Change The Game TAGS: adam scott | augusta georgia | augusta national golf club | blitz | change | consulting | eisenhower tree | golf | ice storm | ike's tree | lean | lean manufacturing | masters | pax | tournament Imagine a manufacturing process that has operated in mostly the same way every year. The same suppliers, the same machines, the same internal process steps. Extremely consistent inputs and outputs, …Continue reading →

2014 Masters: Practice Round Rainout Policy TAGS: 2014 | augusta national golf club | blitz | consulting | golf | lean | lean manufacturing | masters | masters rainout | masters rainout policy | operations | policy | process | rainout | respect for people | sports The 2014 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club is here! Sadly, for the first time in over ten years, inclement weather has forced the closure of a round at The …Continue reading →