Major League Baseball and Management by Meaningful Metrics TAGS: baseball | batting average | bill james | caught stealing | consulting | disconnect | game | home run | lean | lean blitz | michael lewis | moneyball | on base percentage | operations | process | pythagorean | rbi | rob neyer | run batted in | run differential | sabr | six sigma | sports | statistics | tootblan | variables | win | winning percentage Manufacturing and traditional business settings have understood the importance of objective, meaningful metrics for many, many years. Metrics aren’t necessarily used as quotas or objectives (as Dr. Deming fights against …Continue reading →

Additional Notes on Efficiency TAGS: baseball reference | billy beane | boston red sox | continuous improvement | defects | dpmo | efficiency | energy conservation | field goal percentage | hall of fame | hoosiers | hr | indiana university | lean blitz | lean blitz consulting | lebron james | mcdonald's | miami heat | moneyball | obp | on base percentage | operations | paul depodesta | process | productivity | rbi | six sigma | sports | ted williams | victor oladipo On Monday we looked at efficiency with field goal shooting percentages for Indiana’s Victor Oladipo and the Miami Heat’s LeBron James as well as points-per-possession efficiency on offense and defense …Continue reading →