Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving costs ...

Six Sigma, the business management strategy that allows operations managers to improve quality by identifying and removing errors, uses a set of quality management methods. Lean manufacturing, the ...

Just when you thought you had finished the search for excellence, along come Six Sigma and a crew of consultants who call themselves business black belts. Should you believe them? Hire them? Fire them ...

Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt. Plant floors in recent years have been sounding more like martial arts classes than manufacturing operations. These warriors are trained to specialize in Six ...

With all the fervor of the freshly converted, proponents of Six Sigma and lean manufacturing have frequently clashed over the alleged superiority of one ideology above the other, fighting over ...

In the depths of the dot-com bust of 2001, the high-tech industry went on a diet—cutting costs, downsizing, scaling back. There were many different types of diets, but some electronics companies ...

Six Sigma is a widely used, data-driven, quality improvement process. Manufacturing uses a discipline called “Lean” (lean manufacturing) that focuses on process speed and efficiency. This process has ...

Lean Six Sigma is an approach for efficiency in manufacturing and business that uses statistical modeling with the goal of delivering stable and predictable results. The original Six Sigma philosophy, ...

In today's competitive job market, professionals constantly seek ways to enhance their skills and stand out. One effective method is obtaining a Lean Six Sigma certification, which signifies expertise ...

The course consists of an optional four-day refresher lecture on Green Belt contents and a one-day required lecture on Lean Transformation Management. In order to ensure the learning effectiveness, ...