03 June 2024

今年春天,我在我们厂发起了一个精益 6 西格玛项目。我在这里 (Antony, Vinodh, and Gijo 2016) 看到Lean Six Sigma的介绍:

LSS is not a quick fix or flavour of the month or management fad, but rather it is a proven business strategy which can deliver bottom-line results and a world-class practice for making your business processes efficient and effective.

fad 指的是一时的流行、时尚、狂热等。比如:

Will Kimi continue to collect stamps or is it only a passing fad?

据说这个词是 fiddle-faddle 的简写,意思是无关紧要的小东西、瞎闹、胡扯。

He’s concerned with petty fiddle-faddle about his personal arrangements.

fiddle-faddle 也就是 nonsense,德语为 Unsinn,法语为 foutaise。

也有说 fad 是来自法语的 foutaise。比如:

c’est de la foutaise!

Das ist doch blanker Unsinn! c’est vraiment absurde!

References

Antony, Jiju, S. Vinodh, and E. V. Gijo. 2016. Lean Six Sigma for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Practical Guide. CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781315372174.