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Title: LEAN SIX SIGMA
Description: Lean Six Sigma is a method that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation.
Description: Lean Six Sigma is a method that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation.
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LEAN SIX SIGMA
Lean Six Sigma is a quality management methodology used by businesses to eliminate waste
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Lean and Six Sigma both aim to handle waste
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They are things that a user
would not want to pay for
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This can
cause damage and defects to products or materials, greater time for completion, an
efficient allocation of capital etc
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Motion: this refers to the time and effort wasted due to unnecessary movement of
people, equipment, or machinery
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Waiting: this can be time wasted waiting on information, instructions, materials, or
equipment
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Overproduction: this is the waste created due to producing more products than
required
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Overprocessing: it refers to more work, more components, or more steps in a
product or service than required
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Defects: this is the waste originating from a product or service that fails to meet
customer expectations
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Skills: refers to the waste of human potential, underutilizing capabilities, and
delegating tasks to people with inadequate training
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The most popular and effective ones are Just-In-Time
(JIT), 5S, and Kanban
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The JIT methodology focuses on reducing the amount of time the production system takes to
provide an output and the response time from suppliers to customers
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Kanban is a visual method to manage tasks and workflows
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SIX SIGMA
Six Sigma is a set of tools and techniques that are used for process improvement and
removing defects
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DMAIC – It is an acronym for Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control
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In the Define phase you determine what the goals of the project are
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Measure: it measures the performance of the current unaltered process
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Control: make regular adjustments to control new processes and future performance
Title: LEAN SIX SIGMA
Description: Lean Six Sigma is a method that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation.
Description: Lean Six Sigma is a method that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste and reducing variation.