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A Lean-Six Sigma Duo for the Office – A Case Study
The experience of a European life insurance provider highlights the lessons learned from transferring Lean from the shop floor to the office, as well as providing a deployment model that integrates Lean, Six Sigma and process management. From Thomas Bertels.
Achieving the Lean Dream
Unlike many manufacturing fads, lean manufacturing appears to be here to stay. But many firms are still struggling to figure out how to make lean achieve its promise, says author Nelson J. Teed, a management consultant and mechanical engineer. From Advanced Manufacturing.
Applying Lean Manufacturing To Six Sigma
The relationship between Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma has been questioned in the past. This case study of a digitizing document process clearly demonstrates that Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma can be combined for optimal results. From Niraj Goyal and iSixSigma.
Applying Lean Principles to Product Development
mparative research in the auto industry suggests that process performance in product development can benefit significantly from modified versions of the same lean tools and methods that have driven the North American manufacturing renaissance. From James Morgan and SAE.
Best Practices -- Where Lean Meets Six Sigma
Bringing lean manufacturing and Six Sigma together can delivers faster results. From IndustryWeek.com.
Can Lean and ERP Work Together?
Part five of a six-part series on harnessing information technology to help you run a lean enterprise. From Advanced Manufacturing.
Capturing Financial Benefits From Lean Manufacturing
Organizations are quick to adopt the Lean or Six Sigma religion, but management is sometimes underwhelmed with the bottom-line savings. What often gets lost is the discipline in tying activities to clearly defined and auditable financial results. There are several lessons that can be learned that can help organizations translate transparent intentions into visible financial results. From Terence Burton and iSixSigma.
Case Study: Lean in Action
Although they are just hitting stride, a leading injection moulder, Cascade Engineering is using all the tools in the lean toolkit to tighten up their enterprise and go lean. From Advanced Manufacturing.
Integrating Lean And Six Sigma
Michael George, Chairman and CEO of George Group, explains Lean and how it can integrate with Six Sigma to improve speed and efficiency while decreasing waste. Why should Lean be important to Six Sigma professionals? Read on. From Michael George and George Group.
Integrating Lean and Six Sigma
The power of an integrated roadmap is yours for the taking. Both the Lean and Six Sigma methodologies have proven over the last twenty years that it is possible to achieve dramatic improvements in cost, quality, and time by focusing on process performance. Integrating Lean and Six Sigma can help to overcome the limitations of each approach applied exclusively, but you must overcome competing initiatives and camps. From Thomas Bertels and Aon Consulting.
Is This a Six Sigma, Lean, or Kaizen Project?
Executives who develop a working knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean, and Kaizen are much better prepared to build the right infrastructure and lead their organizations to both financial and human success. From Terence Burton and iSixSigma.
Lean Manufacturing
Learning about and building the lean machine. From Advanced Manufacturing.
Lean Production Implementation Roadmap
PDF file detailing the roadmap to lean production. It's a great guide. From Advanced Manufacturing.
Lean Six Sigma: A Fusion Of Pan-Pacific Process Improvement
Statistical Process Control, Total Quality Management, The Toyota Production System, Just-in-Time, Lean Enterprise, and Six Sigma have roots and histories on both sides of the Pacific. Lately, the most recent of these, Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma, have begun to be fused into a more powerful and effective hybrid, addressing many of the weaknesses and retaining most of the strengths of previous traditions. Using TQM as a baseline, the strengths and threats of Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma are highlighted and a more powerful Lean Six Sigma fusion is discussed. Specific areas examined are organizational infrastructure, career path/ incentives, analysis tools and methods favored, depth and type of organizational deployment, methods included in addition to process improvement, project identification strategy, project portfolio management, methodology for tool use, project review methods, speed-cost-quality focus, and methodology bias. Some additional discussion on the role of complexity management in augmenting the value of Lean Six Sigma will also be included. From Malcolm Upton and Charles Cox.
Learning Lean
A case study on how the author used "common sense" to manufacture widgets for TI Automotive. From Auto Field Guide.
Learning the Lean Lingo
Master these terms, and you'll sound like a lean manufacturing expert in no time. From Advanced Manufacturing.
Pedal Pushers
Green Gear Cycling adopts big-company, lean-manufacturing principles to produce custom bikes. From Industry Week.
Reducing Delays in Service Processes with Rapid Setup
Job processes that include non-value-added work which increase delays and extend work in progress are common in service functions. They usually are accepted as "the way work is done." But a rapid setup method can help streamline those processes. From Mark George.
The Seven Deadly Wastes
Waste elimination is one of the most effective ways to increase profitability in manufacturing and distribution businesses. In order to eliminate waste, it is important to understand exactly what waste is and where it exists in your business. From MLE Consulting.
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