Lean Six Sigma is a combination of two business improvement techniques, Lean and Six Sigma. Lean focuses on eliminating waste and constantly shortening the cycle time. On the other hand, Six Sigma has a focus on quality and variability reduction. The combination of the two, Lean Six Sigma, methodologies to help improve lead time, cost and quality.

Lean and Six Sigma principles and techniques can be used in manufacturing and non-manufacturing environments. Increasingly, service sectors such as banking, financial services, airlines, government and healthcare - very capital- or people-intensive industries - are adopting the combined powers of Lean and Six Sigma as they recognize the need to deliver both speed (Lean)
and quality (Six Sigma).

 

The power of a successful lean transformation is that it will:

 

*Reduce inventory levels, operating costs and defects
*Shorten production cycle times and total lead times
*Improve capacity, product quality, and on-time delivery
*Increase flexibility and productivity.

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