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QICID: 20587
Title: Using Lean and Six Sigma as Improvement Tools - Reduce Variation and Increase Speed
Copyright: 2004, Aluka/Manos
Author: Manos, Tony
Organization: Profero, Inc., Chicago, IL
Subject: Design for six sigma (DFSS),Lean manufacturing,Six Sigma,Variation,Change management,Continuous improvement (CI),DMAIC;
Series: Annual Quality Congress Proceedings, May 24-26, 2004, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Vol. 58, No. 0, May 2004, pp. 00
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Abstract: [PowerPoint presentation only.]Today's global economy with its fast paced technological changes and higher customer expectations call for quality measures exemplified in the Six Sigma and Lean approaches. Six Sigma addresses process variation using statistical methods to lower the rate of defects and nonconformities. Lean uses both incremental and breakthrough improvements to reduce costs, cycle time, and waste. Both Lean and Six Sigma are results oriented, team based, and require good change management to sustain long-term improvements. Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints are complementary, not mutually exclusive.
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