Articles
6 Reasons Why Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Fails by Carl Wright
Inside the lean manufacturing community, there is talk of a few high profiles failures recently. There is a lot of discussion with the lean community regarding how this could happen. »
Six Sigma Black Belt by Carl Wright
A new job has emerged in recent years, the title of which more resembles a karate instructor than a business professional. It is called the Six Sigma Black Belt. »
Lean Six Sigma; The Re-branding of Quality by Lance Winslow
If you are in business then you will be considered with efficient operations and that is where Six Sigma comes into play. Yes of course you have heard of this if you are in management, manufacturing processes or up on the latest business management industry buzz words of this decade. But did you know that Six Sigma is once again re-branding itself? It is true. Now meet the Lean Six Sigma. »
Applying Lean Six Sigma to Service by Peter Peterka
Service organizations have different root causes of problems and a unique set of processes and metrics. As a result, the tools and methodology required to achieve the improvements of Lean Six Sigma are significantly different. »
Lean Six Sigma Implementation Basics by Tony Jacowski
Thinking of implementing Lean Six Sigma in your organization? This article gets down to basics and gives you everything you need to know. »
Some Lean Six Sigma Tools - Define and Measure by Samuel Okoro
This first of a two part article reviews some Lean Six Sigma tools applied in the Define and Measure phases of improvement projects following the DMAIC sequence. »
Some Lean Six Sigma Tools - Analyse, Improve and Control by Samuel Okoro
The concluding part of the article on Lean Six Sigma tools. »
Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma - How Do They Work Together? by Larry Cote
One of the common questions we have been asked by leadership from the hundreds of companies/organization we work with is "How do we integrate Six Sigma and Lean?" or "We have implemented Six Sigma, how will Lean fit in or vice versa?" The first thing we must establish is what is Lean and what is Six Sigma and of course depending on who you talk to the definitions may vary. So, let's look at the purest definitions and then try to establish the best way to approach both of these concepts. »
