Don’t let its intimidating reputation deceive you: Lean Six Sigma’s principles are based on common sense and discipline. Here, you can learn about the everyday successes of organizations that use Lean Six Sigma.
UCSD Medical Center has a little angel in process improvement! Find out how Lily Angelocci (Angelocci = "little angel" in Italian) helped save $4 million dollars for UCSD, which will help this nonprofit fund more programs for students and make a difference in healthcare. The Challenge In 2016 the New…
The Challenge Alix Filart, Complex Revenue Manager at the Westin and Sheraton Kansas City Hotels, realized they had a problem. They weren’t charging late fees for late cancellations—specifically when the reservations were booked through Online Travel Agencies (OTAs). They analyzed the reservations dating back 3 years and found they collected…
King County's Wastewater Treatment Division paves the way for process improvement with a two-pronged approach: Changing Culture and Kaizen Improvements. Here's how Sandy and Bill are helping to reduce lead time in their Capital Streamlining efforts. Bill Wilbert has worked for the King County Wastewater Treatment Division for 17 years.…
The Challenge The Keefe Group, the nation’s largest supplier of consumer goods to the correctional market, embarked on their lean journey in 2018. Their C.O.O. was a big supporter of Lean Six Sigma and wanted to begin training Keefe employees in the methodology. He was a former General Electric Six…
King County continues to streamline processes and make things simpler and easier! Watch this 30 minute success story to learn how they reduced unnecessary steps in a process that almost all organizations have: the travel expense process! The Challenge King County—Washington State's most populous county, with over 2 million citizens—has…
Now Accepting Entries for 2020! Process Improvement is another way of saying "Success Story." But not all successes are created equal. Some involved more struggle. Some involved truly elegant solutions. Some saved piles of cash. Some saved human lives. GoLeanSixSigma.com's 2019 Project Of the Year is based on data collected…
UC San Diego is implementing Lean Six Sigma. Find out how this project team reduced waste on training preparation time for their internally delivered Yellow Belt training course. UC San Diego is implementing Lean Six Sigma on Lean Six Sigma! Matt Helton is a Strategic Initiatives Analyst for the Office…
In this Success Story Snapshot, learn how Jim Shoemaker is helping make it easier for King County landlords to register as suppliers to veterans. Thanks to Lean Six Sigma and worthy efforts like this, process improvement is alive and well in the State of Washington! The Challenge One of our…
LA County Registrar/Recorder County Clerk is improving the flow of Election Day. Watch this 30 minute success story on how Matt Newhouse reduced waste to speed up troubleshooting during elections. The Challenge LA County has a squad of Election Day Troubleshooters who are at-the-ready to open polling areas if anyone…
King County Wastewater Treatment Division successfully improves the Capital Design process. Roger talks about the successful project and how a team from Wastewater Treatment Division helped reduce lead time on this Capital Design Review Process. The Challenge In the Wastewater Treatment Division, Roger realized that since they were short on…