What is Lean Six Sigma? Lean Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology which combines (as the name implies) tools from both Lean Enterprise (Manufacturing) and Six Sigma. Lean eliminates the waste in your processes, while Six Sigma ensures quality through the elimination of variation in your processes and also provides a structured data driven structure to solve problems and implement sustainable change into your business. We believe therefore that the best approach for any business is to use Lean Six Sigma rather than one or the other. The benefits from taking this approach are proven to out way taking only one approach at a time. To understand Lean Six Sigma let us first explain the two methodologies. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects. A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. In other words every time you do an activity you get exactly th...
The six sigma way, we will use and refer to a five-phase improvement cycle that has become increasingly common in six sigma organizations. Six sigma is based on DMAIC Model, as there is know true path we have to follow in any six sigma but this is just guideline one has to follow to implement six sigma project in the organization. Identify core processes and key customers. What is Six Sigma's Working Strategies? There are five main steps in the Breakthrough strategy of Six Sigma: Select key Problem areas Select and train the right people Develop and implement improvements Manage Six Sigma Projects Sustain the gains Selecting Key Problem Areas Key problem areas in an organization would be those that: Have a high impact on customer Are critical to success Show fastest or largest return Select and Train the Right People Successful implementation of quality initiatives needs complete participation from every employee in an organization. They should be well informed, t...
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