Implementing LEAN In Four Simple Steps

Lean Six Sigma is generally associated with cost reductions and process improvements, but not many know that it can also be used for designing and developing new products and services in line with customer needs and expectations....

COPQ - A Highly Misunderstood Term

In most Six Sigma implementation projects, the COPQ (cost of poor quality) is calculated to assess the total value of loss that accrues to the organization as a result of defects. COPQ is useful because it allows businesses to understand the overall impact that the defects might be having on precious organizational resources....

Can Six Sigma Help Improve Clinical Results?

Volumes have been written on the benefits that Six Sigma offers to the manufacturing industry and even to emerging services industries, but if you search to find its applicability in areas such as healthcare, you may not find much information....

Technological Aids For Lean Six Sigma Process Improvements

Over the last couple of years, home mortgage loans in United States have normally closed down in about four weeks. Today, with the help of Six Sigma, there are some online mortgage loan originators who close loans in less than two weeks....

Lean Six Sigma For Maintenance Services

Lean six sigma concepts may have been originally designed for use in production, but over the years they have proved so versatile that their use has now spread to many other less-publicized areas such as maintenance services....

Marketing Lean Six Sigma As A Profit Multiplier

The main job of Six Sigma Master Black Belts in managing implementations may not have changed much over the years, but new responsibilities have certainly been added to their work profile, especially in the last few years....

Barriers To Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma certainly holds great potential, but businesses should never forget that there are barriers to "Lean" that if not accounted for, can prevent the organization from realizing its full potential....

Problems And Challenges Of Lean Six Sigma Improvement Teams

Lean Six Sigma certainly holds great potential, but businesses should never forget that the associated benefits can be realized only when their Lean Six Sigma implementation team is able to overcome the common problems or challenges faced during the implementation phase....

Rightsizing Lean Six Sigma Teams

The concept, "The more, the merrier" may certainly apply to sale volumes and profitability, but when it comes to determining the size of Lean Six Sigma teams, this concept often fails to draw considerable support from management....

Avoiding Risks In Six Sigma Implementations

Six Sigma can certainly help in reducing operational costs and improving quality, but businesses should never forget that there are inherent risks that need to be eliminated first in order to achieve the Six Sigma goals and objectives....