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    News, insights and best practices in continuous improvement for manufacturing leaders. Find information on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other improvement initiatives.

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    Gut feel is no way to determine the root cause of a difficult problem. Bad assumptions can be corrected with the right thinking and right tools.

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