Lean Six Sigma, explained simply
Dr. Murali publishes regularly on LinkedIn — breaking down Lean Six Sigma tools, quality pioneers and problem-solving concepts for working professionals. A selection is below; the full archive lives on his LinkedIn profile.
History of Lean Six Sigma
How Lean and Six Sigma evolved from separate manufacturing disciplines into the combined methodology used across industries today.
Read on LinkedIn →What is Lean & Six Sigma?
A plain-language introduction to what Lean and Six Sigma actually are, and why they matter for anyone solving problems at work.
Read on LinkedIn →Understanding Voice of Customer
Why every improvement project should start by listening — and how to translate what customers say into what a process must deliver.
Read on LinkedIn →Understanding CTQ — Critical to Quality
Turning customer requirements into measurable specifications your process can actually be checked against.
Read on LinkedIn →Know About Process Mapping
The simplest way to see where a process actually breaks down — before you try to fix it.
Read on LinkedIn →Understanding S.I.P.O.C
A high-level tool for mapping Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs and Customers before diving into detailed analysis.
Read on LinkedIn →Introduction to Value Stream Mapping
How to see the full flow of value — and waste — across an entire process, not just one step of it.
Read on LinkedIn →Kaizen Simplified
What continuous improvement actually looks like day-to-day — and why small, consistent changes beat occasional big ones.
Read on LinkedIn →Exploring the Power of FMEA
Failure Mode & Effects Analysis, explained as a practical way to catch problems before they reach a customer.
Read on LinkedIn →Managing Change
Why most improvement initiatives fail at the people stage, not the technical stage — and what to do about it.
Read on LinkedIn →What is the Theory of Constraints?
Why fixing the busiest-looking part of a process is often the wrong place to start — and how to find the real bottleneck.
Read on LinkedIn →W. Edwards Deming
The ideas of one of the most influential figures in the quality movement, and why they still shape Lean Six Sigma today.
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