All work is a process and Six Sigma focuses on improving processes, you can apply the principles to any industry. The tools used will vary depending on your position, but wherever there’s a process, there’s an opportunity to improve with Lean Six Sigma tools. This applies even if you are…
Your process improvement effort is going splendidly! You flowcharted, collected data, determined root cause and now, you finally get to discuss solutions. Sometimes the solutions are obvious – but what if they aren’t? It doesn't take hours of brainstorming to understand that Standard Work might be a good place to…
Here are 5 quick ways you can make improvements – even if management won’t. “But my [fill in the blank with “manager”, “leadership”, “management”, etc] doesn't support it.” This and similarly themed statements are common after performance excellence related training, such as Lean, Six Sigma, process improvement, Baldrige, etc. The trouble is…
Wine and Waste: Two terms that are not typically “paired” in our house. Wine is rarely wasted in the consumption process (unless you consider unneeded calories, but let’s not go there). However, what about during the buying and tasting process? There must be some waste there. Or, so I assumed…
This fun, rhyming story about 5S can help you and your team remember the 5Ss: Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain. You can learn more about 5S in our Green Belt Training or Lean Training. The manager was full of angst and dismay, As customers whined and complained all day.…