Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of March 23, 2015. Consider DMAIC Boston Scientific Heredia’s Amplatz Super Stiff Guidewires area team recently chose a DMAIC roadmap to improve efficiency, increase safety, and save money. The quality team worked…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of March 9, 2015. Drill Rig Firm Digs Deep To Nurture Intrapreneurial Talent Oil Country Engineering Services Ltd is a small drill rig design firm that has earned a reputation in the oil…
Island County wanted to issue its shoreline exemption permits in half the time of what it was once taking: 90 days. The County participated in the Local Government Performance's Center Lean Academy to find out how to improve and accomplish tasks faster. The new goal was to issue permits in…
Using the Lean philosophy, Kitsap County cut the time it took to approve a housing permit from 26 days to 8 days. Without reducing the staff or adding major resources, the Kitsap County team was able to eliminate more than 50 steps in their process. To eliminate these steps, the…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of February 2, 2015. NY Crime Lab Improves Efficiency With Lean Six Sigma Process PoliceOne Editor in Chief said, "If someone said you could increase the efficiency of your…
Ready to start improving processes and make a positive, measurable improvement in your city or state government? Looking for case studies/success stories to help you take the first step? Here are a list of successful case studies from the State of Washington. Lean Six Sigma Case Study Successes Case Study Summary: Pierce County…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of November 24, 2014. Etihad Airways' Technical Maintenance Sets Record Replacing GE90 Engine Etihad Airways has been working on a Six Sigma initiative over the past twelve months to improve…
6 Lean Lessons in Leadership: Learnings from Washington State Lean Transformation GoLeanSixSigma.com was honored to be able to support Washington in their Lean journey last month at the 2nd Annual Washington Lean Conference. We watched as organizations and individuals dove into learning and deeply understanding the roots of Lean concepts and leadership.…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of November 10, 2014. McDonald Says 'Biggest Reorganization Of VA' To Rebuild Trust Is Underway Bob McDonald, secretary of U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA), is set to embark on the biggest reorganization of VA in…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of October 6, 2014. Lydall Performance Materials Announces A Price Increase Lydall Performance Materials, a division of Lydall, Inc., announced a general price increase effective January 1, 2015. The successful implementation of Lean Six…