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 ====== DMAIC - For Improvement ======
-DMAIC is a FANTASTIC process improvement methodology. While DMAIC had its origins in "Lean", it was an integral part of [[https://www.ge.com/|GE]]'s Six Sigma program during the late '90s. GE saved $12 billion over five years and added $1 to its earnings per share ((Source: GE Investor Relations Annual Reports. General Electric Company. 22 July 2002.))
+DMAIC is a FANTASTIC process improvement methodology. While I've been unable to determine its origin (whether from the Lean concept or Six Sigma approach), it was an integral part of [[https://www.ge.com/|GE]]'s Six Sigma program during the late '90s. GE saved $12 billion over five years and added $1 to its earnings per share ((Source: GE Investor Relations Annual Reports. General Electric Company. 22 July 2002.))
 [[https://asq.org/quality-resources/quality-glossary/d#dmaic|ASQ defines DMAIC]] as:
 <blockquote>**DMAIC:** //A data driven quality strategy for improving processes and an integral part of a Six Sigma quality initiative. DMAIC is an acronym for define, measure, analyze, improve and control.//</blockquote>
-While I generally agree with the above definition, I'd change the phrasing of "//...quality strategy...//" to more correctly describe DMAIC as a "//methodology//", and expand its application to read:
+While I generally agree with the above definition, I'd change the phrasing of "//...quality strategy...//" to more correctly describe DMAIC as a "//methodology//". And while the DMAIC improvement methodology is "an integral part of a Six Sigma quality initiative", I'd delete that language because DMAIC can be used by companies who are not implementing six sigma (or Lean Six Sigma). My simpler definition would read:
-<blockquote>**DMAIC:** //A data-driven __methodology__ for improving processes and an integral part of the __Lean__, Six Sigma and __Lean Six Sigma (LSS)__ quality initiatives. DMAIC is an acronym for define, measure, analyze, improve and control.//</blockquote>
+<blockquote>**DMAIC:** //A data-driven __methodology__ for improving processes. DMAIC is an acronym for define, measure, analyze, improve and control.//</blockquote>
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 === The 40 TRIZ Principles ===
-TRIZ practitioners consult the "40 TRIZ Principles" (below) to assess which one(s) provide possible solutions. Those potential solutions are then evaluated to determine which one comes closest to solving the problem while minimzing the contradiction(s).
+TRIZ practitioners consult the "40 TRIZ Principles" (below) to assess which one(s) provide possible solutions. Those potential solutions are then evaluated to determine which one comes closest to solving the problem while minimizing the contradiction(s).
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-While this section only describes a brief introduction to TRIZ, the "Case Study" below demonstrates how TRIX "thinking" can facilitate huge improvements. While the case study described provides a solution that would be obvious to many Lean Six Sigma practitioners, it had not been obvious to the company that instituted the change.
+While this section only describes a brief introduction to TRIZ, the "Case Study" below demonstrates how TRIZ "thinking" can facilitate huge improvements. While the case study described provides a solution that would be obvious to many Lean Six Sigma practitioners, it had not been obvious to the company that instituted the change.
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