Lean Six Sigma uses principles of lean operations and combines them with the Six Sigma methodology to increase efficiency and improve processes. It focuses on reducing waste and variability while ensuring processes meet customer needs. The DMAIC methodology is used, which stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. This allows companies to systematically identify issues, collect data, determine root causes of problems, implement solutions, and monitor improvements. Overall, Lean Six Sigma aims to optimize process efficiency and quality.

1. LEAN SIX SIGMA
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Prepared By: Aric Smoker

2. Why Six Sigma?
■ Six Sigma changes the way that some companies think and allows them to focus on
their product-customer relationship using defects, variability, and the customer itself.

3. Why Lean?
■ The lean approach focuses on cutting down on waste, improving efficiency and
profitability.

4. Why Lean Six Sigma?
■ Lean Six Sigma uses the principles of lean operations, and combines them with the Six
Sigma methodology, allowing for increased efficiency and new ways of doing things.

5. Define
■ The first step of Six Sigma is to define what project you are performing, and what it is
supposed to accomplish.

6. Measure
■ You need to know what data you need and how to get it so that you can measure the
success, or lack there of, while performing a task.

7. Analyze
■ Analyzing operations can help to determine why you are experiencing certain
problems, and can ultimately lead to a solution.

8. Improve
■ Improving is the heart of any Six Sigma project and is where a company uses all of the
prior knowledge to come up with the best solution to the problem.

9. Control
■ Control enables continual improvement and can help to make the improvement
permanent so that future improvements can be added to it in the future.

10. Design for Six Sigma
■ Six Sigma allows for the complete redesign of a process and focuses on all of the key
factors that go into a successful operating process.

11. Lean Metrics
■ The five key principles of the lean system are determining the value, identifying the
value stream, make value flow without interruptions, allow the customer to pull value,
and pursue perfection.

12. Five S’s
■ The Five S’s include sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain.

13. Just inTime
■ Just inTime supply chain management is having materials and components delivered
only when needed as to not use unnecessary warehousing.

14. Total Productive Maintenance
■ TPM includes maintaining and improving equipment and systems, and finding what
preventative and corrective processes work best.

15. Quality at the Source
■ Doing things right the first time increases efficiency and allows for less costs later in
the production process.

16. Continuous Improvement
■ Continuous improvement is always needed in order to stay competitive and maintain
profitability and success.

17. Lead the Project
■ Leading a Six Sigma project requires leadership from the top, highly skilled team
members, and having the best employees on the job.

18. Control the Project
■ Controlling the assignments and how things are done is crucial in determining that
things are done the right way and align with the goal of the project.

19. Apply Lean Six Sigma to Services
■ Six Sigma can apply directly to service industries as well, and can directly reduce
complexity and waste within service processes.

20. Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain
■ Lean Six Sigma can be used to improve all processes of supply chain, and can help find
solutions to problems which may be hindering effectiveness.