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25 Lean Manufacturing Tools – 5S, Six Sigma & Beyond

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Lean Six Sigma Six Sigma is a set of methodologies first devised by Motorola in the 1980s, designed to improve the quality of Motorola’s products to the point where defects were so rare as to be statistically insignificant. When combined with lean practices, it becomes Lean Six Sigma. Inventory turnover.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #9: Relentless pursuit of one metric at the expense of other metrics.

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Reason #9 Relentless pursuit of one supply chain metric at the expense of other metrics. Yet, these are similar instructions as what is passed down to the supply chain from executives focused on a specific supply chain metric. Why do companies focus on reducing a specific metric? CQI, TQM, Six-Sigma, Lean, etc.

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Smooth the rough spots with TOC, then Lean – and fine-tune with Six Sigma

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Here we are at the final installment of our four-part, Sandpaper blog series about when to use the tools of Lean Manufacturing, the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Six Sigma to address constraints, drive flow and promote continuous improvement. Refine with Six Sigma. The Right Tools at the Right Time.

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Process Control Charts: The Complete Guide for Manufacturers

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What metrics can you use, and what system will supply the data reliably? To do so, we determine our standard deviation, and then use Six Sigma methodology to turn those into upper and lower limits. What is Six Sigma? In mathematical terms, Six Sigma quality means a process will produce only 3.4

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11 Effective Process Improvement Techniques in Manufacturing

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Six Sigma Six Sigma’s methodology was developed in the 1980s by a scientist at Motorola. The Six Sigma concept says that all processes in an organisation can be measured and optimised for improvement using a statistical benchmark. In addition to the Six Sigma concept is Lean Six Sigma.

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Manufacturing KPIs: 28 Production Metrics to Start Tracking Today

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KPIs in manufacturing are quantifiable production metrics used by manufacturers to measure production performance over time. As a metric, it’s the time you budget to manufacture each part or component. This metric represents the amount of time you lose when switching a production line from one product to another.

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5 Keys to Implementing Improvement Initiatives

The Logistics of Logistics

My particular improvement soapbox is Lean Management with some Six Sigma thrown in for good measure. The principles can be applied to anything, just like Lean and Six Sigma. It will be tricky to drive change because they are likely the CEO’s “dashboard metrics”. At least, that’s the idea. These steps take time.

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