Ron Pereira, Author at Gemba Academy

Ron Pereira

Ron has more than 20 years of experience in various manufacturing, supply chain, and senior leadership roles. Ron has held the titles of process engineer, engineering manager, master black belt, and director of manufacturing & continuous improvement. In 2002 Ron was the first American to win the Nokia Global Six Sigma and Overall Quality award in Helsinki, Finland. Ron holds a bachelor's degree in automated manufacturing and an MBA in technology management.

680 Articles

What Is a Lean Daily Management System?

By Ron Pereira - August 7th, 2020

If you’ve been practicing lean for any amount of time you’ve likely heard about gemba walks, leader standard work, and obeya. To be sure, as individual lean tools and concepts they’re powerful. But, when you combine

Measurement System & Sampling Horror Stories

By Ron Pereira - July 17th, 2020

Yesterday, during our weekly Black Belt coaching call I was talking to my friend Joni (hope it’s ok to mention you, Joni!) about the importance of sampling and measurement systems. As some folks know – especially those I

Strengthening the Base

By Ron Pereira - June 5th, 2020

As the world continues to work through Covid-19 much has been written about prevention. There are many preventive guidelines recommended by various health organizations and I’m sure you know them all by heart now. But thereR

What Are Hypothesis Tests and Why Should We Care? – Coronavirus Edition

By Ron Pereira - May 1st, 2020

As more and more medical studies related to potential Covid-19 treatments are released in the coming days, weeks, and months, you’re sure to hear terms like “significance” and “P-values” mentioned many tim

How to Manage Chaos & Uncertainty

By Ron Pereira - April 3rd, 2020

One of the most efficient ways to work through an obstacle, or uncertainty, is to learn as fast as possible through experimentation. I think it’s safe to say that most of us have been facing lots of change and uncertainty over the la

Did You Find Yourself Working from Home All of the Sudden?

By Ron Pereira - March 18th, 2020

This article was written by Brita Quella, an Account Manager here at Gemba Academy. So, you have a laptop, a phone, pens, paper, what else do you need? Your meetings are all now going to be online. Your travel, conferences and interact

What is Exponential Growth and Why Should You Care?

By Ron Pereira - March 16th, 2020

Like many companies my dentist recently sent out an email outlining the steps they’re taking to keep their patients safe. And while it was a “normal” COVID-19 related email there was one line that really struck me.�

The Difference Between Naive, Purposeful, and Deliberate Practice

By Ron Pereira - February 28th, 2020

In 2008, Malcolm Gladwell popularized what many refer to as the “10,000 hour” rule in the book Outliers. Gladwell explained that in order to master a particular skill a person would need to practice that skill for approxi

Can a Humidifier Help You Sleep Better and Snore Less?

By Ron Pereira - February 7th, 2020

They say good leaders are willing to be vulnerable and share things they may not want to…even things they’re slightly embarrassed to admit. Well, I’m about to test that theory by sharing something most people don

Ten Lessons I’ve Learned Over the Last Decade

By Ron Pereira - January 3rd, 2020

The last decade has, without question, been the most transformative time of my life – personally and professionally. To be sure, I’ve made more mistakes than I can count…but with these mistakes have come valuable le

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