As we have previously covered on this blog, the primary purpose of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology is to eliminate waste and reduce variation in manufacturing, service and design processes, thus ...

Six Sigma is largely touted in the business media. More than simply a concept, Six Sigma is a metric, a methodology, and a management system. Since its creation in 1986, it has gained such a solid ...

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 ...

In the early 2000s, Motorola struggled with product defects and a decline in customer satisfaction. To improve its business processes and regain its competitive edge, Motorola turned to Six Sigma.

Dr. Jim Kane addressed the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), ISO 9000, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Six Sigma alternative frameworks for process improvement for ...

Organizations that deploy Six Sigma strategies strive to make nearly all of their business opportunities and processes statistically free of defects and yearn for increased performance, decreased ...

Although Six Sigma itself doesn’t target time delays, Lean Six Sigma, and its adaptations, does and one of its principles is that “on-time delivery equals quality.” Time delays are chief among the ...

FORT MONROE, Va. (Oct. 30, 2009) - The U.S. Training and Doctrine Command Lean Six Sigma team was recognized for winning awards at the international level during the 2009 Annual Global Lean, Six Sigma ...

Despite the methodology’s quick and sweeping effect on major corporations across the globe, Six Sigma isn’t an idea that sprung up out of nowhere. It represents decades–centuries, even–of innovation ...