…all you need to know
…all you need to know
The “Toyota Way” as documented in Toyota Motor Corporation Annual Report, 2003, and by University of Michigan professor Jeffery Liker (2004) has at its core the ‘4 P’s’ of ‘Philosophy, Process, People/Partners and Problem Solving.’ These 4 P’s are also the essential components of Lean Six Sigma and a good way to remember what the …
The 4 P’s of The Toyota Way applied to Lean Six Sigma Read More »
British Lean Manufacturing was at the top of its game in 1935 with the Morris Motor Company and Frank G. Woollard having implemented Just-in-Time, Workers-as-problem-solvers, Flow-Production and Rapid-Change-Over methods**. Cycle-Times and Cost-per-unit were being halved and halved again**. Defects were being caught and fixed upstream at the root cause**. Customers around the world wanted British …
The Rise-and-Fall ( and rise again) of British Lean Manufacturing Read More »
The 5 key principles of Lean, as explained originally by the MIT group ( Jim Womack et al ) after 5 years and $5 million in research of the Toyota Production System. They are of course 1. Identify Value to your customer of your service or product 2. Understand your value-stream 3. Implement ‘pull’ or …
Defining and using the correct Key Performance Indicators, better known as KPIs, is vital to the success of any organization. It is impossible to run a Lean Six Sigma program in your company without defining and using the correct KPIs. The right KPIs are ‘the compass’ that shows you if you are heading in …
Are we heading in the right direction ? Good Performance Measurements are key ! Read More »
Lean Six Sigma Training Ltd ( UK ) now offers a 2-day introduction course to DFLSS, Design for Lean Six Sigma. This training is critical for moving the concepts of Lean Six Sigma from existing process improvement and into new product development and new process development. The course is built upon the ICOV ( Identify, Characterize, Optimize, Validate …
Design for Lean Six Sigma : 2 day introduction course Read More »
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A nice clear example of a ‘House of Quality’ (HOQ) which is the primary tool used in the methodology of ‘Quality Function Deployment’ (QFD) used for the design of new products and services. This particular QFD is showing the Customer Requirements for a Village Volvo Car Sales service. Analysis shows that Training is the most …
Quality Function Deployment and Design for Six Sigma Read More »
My sincere thanks to Mehdi Kootiarab, MBA, MCIPS of Saudi Aramco for his most generous posting on Trustpilot.com concerning the Lean Six Sigma class that I presented to him in London in December together with my colleague Chris Alcock. We do strive to provide the very highest quality of Lean Six Sigma training and it is very rewarding for …
Positive feedback from fellow professionals is always nice to hear ! Read More »
Is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt in your New Year resolution for 2016 ? If so we can help you. With our Hybrid courses we combine Online and Classroom training for the most efficient way to learn the material and pass the certification exam. 1) 60 online Videos 2) 800 page …
Potentially a huge boost to the the spread and use of Lean Six Sigma ! The December 1st 2015 release of a new ISO Standard : ISO 18404 ; 2015 ISO 18404 : Competencies for key personnel and their organizations in relation to Six Sigma and Lean implementation The principle improvements made in this standard over the previous standards …
Coming soon ! ISO Certification in Lean Six Sigma Read More »
