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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 I agree that DMAIC is "an integral part of a Six Sigma quality initiative", I'd delete that language because DMAIC cn 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>