Discover how Lean Six Sigma enhances performance by combining Six Sigma and Lean methods to reduce waste and defects, ...

Six Sigma provides a framework for measuring process performance and making improvements to better meet customer needs. Although full-scale Six Sigma implementations are usually limited to large ...

Six Sigma principles use statistical and numeric methods to reduce the number of defects in output to an insignificant level. They emphasize simplicity of process, quality of parts and supplies, and ...

Lean Six Sigma practitioners often face environments where strict textbook application is impractical due to cultural, resource, or structural barriers. A 'light' approach, using selected tools like ...

When an organization or group is looking to roll out a Lean Six Sigma program, it’s a good reminder to consider that this ...

In her position as a traffic manager for an advertising agency in Wilmington, Delaware, Suzanne Fields’ duties include working on procedures to make sure everything flows smoothly. Looking to ...

Social media is more than just another channel for customer care; it’s a game changer. Companies that don’t realign their customer care strategies and processes to adjust to this new reality will ...

A business is run on the work of different cross-functional teams with the understanding that each person adds unique expertise and skill sets. Continuing to develop those skills through ...

A methodology like Six Sigma “requires a change in how you think about your organization and how it works,” Taylor said. It requires shifting loyalties from how your organization operates to how those ...

There was an interesting story in Business Week a little while ago about 3M hiring a CEO called James McNerney, who imported the ‘Six Sigma’ process from his old employer, General Electric. Nothing ...

Watch for an article, "â ¦And Not a Drop to Drink, Water a Test for Emergency Managers" coming out this month in the Homeland Security Affairs Journal. Mike Byrne, ICF wrote the article about applying ...

Two teams from the Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas, were recognized during a Sept. 14 ceremony at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes with Department of the Army Lean Six Sigma Excellence Awards. The ...