As we’ve been hearing, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, AIG, Bear Sterns, Washington Mutual, and Wachovia can certainly be blamed on corporate greed, lax oversight, and out of control executive incentive plans. However, what gets lost in the noise is the need for more fundamental quantitative risk analysis at real decision-making levels. Sure, […]
Daily Archives: October 9, 2008
Six Sigma in Education?
Today, I read a very interesting article written by Tony Jacowski of Aveta Solutions, he suggests applying the principles of Six Sigma to education. This is a concept that I have never thought of, or have ever heard of anyone speak of. I think he is onto something. His suggestion is probably much less controversial […]