Lean Six Sigma is a business technique that utilises teamwork, aiming to reduce waste within an organisation to help improve performance and achieve Operational Excellence. It makes use of lean manufacturing practices to eliminate the eight kinds of waste, commonly abbreviated as DOWNTIMES:
Defective Production
Overproduction
Waiting
Non-used Employee Talent
Transportation
Inventory
Motion and
Excessive (Over) Processing
Space
After identifying the relevant sources of waste, Lean Sigma Six is the process through which they can be mitigated and set an organisation on the road to Operational Excellence. The main tool used to drive Six Sigma projects is the DMAIC improvement cycle.
DMAIC stands for:
Define
Measure
Analyse
Improve and
Control
Lean Six Sigma uses a coloured belt system to signify training and development stages. This begins with white belts, then moves to yellow belts, green belts, black belts and master black belts.
For more information on Lean Six Sigma and how a customised training program can assist your organisation in achieving Operational Excellence, speak to one of our consultants. Government-funded programs may be available to you, so ask about what is accessible in your industry and area.
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