In process improvement circles, you will hear the words Lean and Six Sigma being debated. Both of these terms offer organizations a method for eliminating waste. They do this by finding the root cause of the waste and eliminating it,…
Lean is all about eliminating waste in organizational processes and Six Sigma is about reducing variation (unexpected results or defects). Lean and Six Sigma, although distinct, go well together. They provide a massive competitive advantage to organizations that want to…
Six Sigma projects are meant to improve critical processes in an organization. If done right, this can yield positive results. This can be any number of benefits, such as financial gain and customer satisfaction. But the fact still remains that…
All organizational processes produce their fair amount of waste unless management decides to do something about it. In this highly competitive age of business, organizations need to make sure that they are providing value to the customer while keeping costs…
We all live on a moment to moment basis, and what gets us through one moment to the next is our routines. Being creatures of habit, that is what it all boils down to with everything in our lives –…