Politicians - trips abroad for Paddys

I'm not a big fan of 6 Sigma and find that the 5 ways tool can just lead of on tangential discussions (a bit like this one ).


So you are a fan of lean manufacturing but not Six Sigma? There are many synergies between the two approaches. Why does lean appeal to you but not Six Sigma?

I'm also not going to get into a civic lesson/ discussion on an Internet forum. If you feel like meeting up for a pint I'd be more than happy to talk to you about it but not here... sorry.

I have to say that this sounds like a cop-out to me. Your other posts show a positive enthusiasm for getting into civics lessons, where the topic suits you.
 
Come on Complainer. From post #30 to this point, your contributions look to me to be the very definition of straw-manning.
 
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So you are a fan of lean manufacturing but not Six Sigma? There are many synergies between the two approaches. Why does lean appeal to you but not Six Sigma?
6-Sigma was born as a statistical analysis tool in high volume manufacturing. In my view it is great if you are making 2 million inkjet cartridges a day but bugger all use in a service company or in low volume specialist manufacturing which is heavily tied in to an engineering and customer service offering. Bits and pieces can be taken from Lean and used in many areas of work.



I have to say that this sounds like a cop-out to me. Your other posts show a positive enthusiasm for getting into civics lessons, where the topic suits you.
I have no problem with a discussion but for that to happen you will have to offer opinions, not just ask questions.
I agree with Caveat in that respect.
 
Come on Complainer. From post #30 to this point, your contributions look to me to be the very definition of straw-manning.

In all fairness, from post 30 to here, I hadn't put forward any argument at all, straw-man or otherwise. I was simply trying to explore the depth of Purple's position, but it was like diving into the shallow end of the pool - I hit the bottom far earlier than I expected.
 
Such civic mindedness...
Just because your own bias does not allow you to see deeper into the pool it does not mean that you have hit the bottom.
I have explained why I hold the opinions that I do, just because you do not share those views it does not make them invalid. This is something that many pseudo-liberal fail to grasp (I am not saying that you fall into this category, but you might ).
 
My 'shallow end' comments have nothing to do with whether I agree with your views. They refer to the fact that my attempt to explore the basis for your views hit a brick wall.
 
My 'shallow end' comments have nothing to do with whether I agree with your views. They refer to the fact that my attempt to explore the basis for your views hit a brick wall.
That's because I do not engage with people who do not share their views as part of the discussion. You give and I'll give.