Lean Six Sigma takes the fundamental Six Sigma strategies for streamlining business processes and applies them alongside the “Lean” strategies of product production. The result is a hybrid system for making products, processes and services more effective and efficient.
5S derives its name from five Japanese terms beginning with the letter ‘S’. A conscientiously-applied program of 5S creates a workplace suited for visual control and Lean production. Collectively, the five S’s (detailed below) outline how to create a workplace that is visibly organized, free of clutter, neatly arranged, and sparkling clean. The 5S system is often a starting place for implementing Lean operations.
The core of Lean methodology involves the identification and elimination of waste. To help focus efforts in this area, Lean practitioners developed a list of eight wastes which establish the …
Like every industry, railroads are working to make operations more efficient by integrating cutting-edge technology and making more data-driven decisions. Doing so requires merging systems that never worked together before. …
The Wet Noses Natural Dog Food Company is picky, even by the exacting standards of the specialty dog food industry. They only choose ingredients for their dog food that humans …
Lean principles provide the backbone for use of the methodology in improving business operations. While Lean does not come with a set list of principles to live by, these six …
Like every industry, insurance must update its work processes or run the risk of allowing them to become outdated and unsuccessful. And of all the executives in all industries, none …
The Illinois State Police (ISP) faced an enormous number of forensic test backlogs in 2019. At one point, the number had reached 21,000 tests, with about 5,000 of those DNA …
Lean methodology is associated with the rise of Toyota and the emergence of Japanese manufacturing, as well as the methodology’s subsequent adaptation in many different industries in the United States …
A study from scientists in Brazil and South Carolina has found the application of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in the food industry positively affected overall performance and can have a …
