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.
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 …
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 …
By: Michael Parent What does the future of Lean look like? The Machine that Changed the World started in one manufacturing company and has since moved into the healthcare space …
Lean accounting gained popularity in the first decade of the 21st century as more organizations adopted Lean practices. It involves using alternative accounting measures to better evaluate Lean’s impact on …
Not long ago, General Electric faced a pivotal point in the company’s long history. The stock price had dropped to below $7 in 2018, down from more than $30 in …
We know that Six Sigma has found a happy home in the healthcare sector, helping to address everything from patient safety to resource utilization. So too has Lean established its relevance …
DMADV is a Six Sigma methodology used to design new processes while ensuring the end product is correctly delivered to the customer. The goal of the DMADV methodology is to …
Military operations need to be executed without any errors which is why Six Sigma is important to military success. See how more than $11 million dollars were saved by increasing accuracy.
