Lean Six Sigma »
Posted By BMFRGuru 3 months ago in Science & TechnologyLean Manufacturing and Six Sigma are wildly popular continuous improvement methodologies, utilized by thousands of corporations today.
Some companies decide to implement lean manufacturing, while others believe six sigma is the necessary initiative to improve their business. There is now a growing list of companies combining both methods under the initiative called Lean Six Sigma. It is a fairly new approach, leaving many companies perplexed with the roadmap to implementation. It’s not surprising, since implementing either lean manufacturing or six sigma alone is a daunting task.
Lean manufacturing consists of about 25 major concepts, such as 5s, SMED, Error Proofing, Quality at the Source, Line Balancing, OEE, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, Cellular Manufacturing, and Standard Operations. Some companies spend a few years implementing these terrific principles into their organization. Six sigma consists of a 5 phase methodology Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC), utilizing hundreds of tools throughout the phases.
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