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The Regional Health Command-Pacific’s (RHC-P) Command, Kelly Wheeler, is a music lover and Master Black Belt with passion for personal and professional improvement. She believes that, "within medicine and process improvement, there is a desire to be better and to do better ingrained in you." Wheeler has earned a Master’s…
In a recent Lean Six Sigma project conducted by the 7th Transportation Brigade, the team sought out to analyze the poor performance of the six modular warping tugs. In order to develop improvements to the Army watercraft maintenance processes, the project team used the DMAIC process to cultivate solutions for…
On February 6, 2018, John Dugan of the Army Materiel Command was recently inducted into their Hall of Fame. He attributes the commendation not only an honor for himself, but for those who he has worked with and those that have mentored him. After retiring in 2008 as the deputy…
Lean Six Sigma techniques continue to make an impact in improving the conservation and handling of hazardous materials associated with the maintenance of the UH-72 Lakota aircraft at Fort Rucker, Alabama. With the collaboration of multiple teams within Redstone Arsenal and Fort Rucker, Lean Six Sigma has helped to improve…
Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) in Illinois looks to eliminate waste in order to improve performance in delivery cycle time. Equipped with a Value Stream Analysis (VSA), a lean-management method used to examine the current state of a product, RIA-JMTC is aiming to jump start the…
Struggling to streamline the LAR/FSR request process, the Pennsylvania Army National Guard embraced Lean Six Sigma to minimize the delay in cycle time. Led by Master Sgt. Charles Anthony Will, an 8 step process similar to DMAIC was used to identify the root cause to their issues, gather support from…
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Hurry up and wait. Service members and veterans throughout the country are likely familiar with this popular saying about the day-to-day life in the military. Most folks that have served would also agree that our Armed Forces would benefit significantly from Lean thinking and application. Fortunately, there are tuition assistance…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of October 12, 2015. Army Organizations Earn Lean Six Sigma Awards "Ten Army organizations that streamlined their business operations by eliminating redundancies and saving the service millions of dollars were…