Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving costs ...

Just when you thought you had finished the search for excellence, along come Six Sigma and a crew of consultants who call themselves business black belts. Should you believe them? Hire them? Fire them ...

Though the terms Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing often conjure images of industrial plants and assembly lines, the application of these principles has no limits. Any industry that provides a product ...

Considering launching an ergonomics initiative thats integrated into your Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma improvement processes? Over the past few decades, Considering launching an ergonomics ...

In the depths of the dot-com bust of 2001, the high-tech industry went on a diet—cutting costs, downsizing, scaling back. There were many different types of diets, but some electronics companies ...

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 ...

Six Sigma is a widely used, data-driven, quality improvement process. Manufacturing uses a discipline called “Lean” (lean manufacturing) that focuses on process speed and efficiency. This process has ...

It’s a question that crops up with amazing regularity: What’s next after lean manufacturing? It’s an odd inquiry, really, because it implies that you “finish” lean or toss it aside in favor of the ...

The digital revolution is well underway and big data is no longer just a buzzword found in journals. Instead, data and the direct application of that information is being used to advance manufacturing ...