Category: Six Sigma

While some of the rising costs of healthcare are due to increases in the elderly population or using expensive new medical technologies, a significant portion of the expenses can be attributed to operational inefficiencies. Unnecessary steps in drug delivery, bloated administration, or complicated logistical systems are all ways in which healthcare operation can become less…

In the spirit of lean manufacturing, let’s cut to the chase. You know that Six Sigma is the gold standard for quality and process professionals. Having a belt certification goes a long way as far as increasing your odds for landing a job with higher pay. The question isn’t, “Should I get a Six Sigma…

In the book Cheaper by the Dozen, two children of the famed Gilbreth family recount their various adventures growing up with their parents, Frank and Lilian, who were pioneers of efficiency in the workplace. Their stories include hilarious anecdotes about family vacations with bathing and changing schedules for 12 children, learning German while on the…

Can Six Sigma work for public education? Because lack of funding for education is an ongoing issue, the time is right to apply Six Sigma principles in a school setting. Lean Six Sigma Training by Thomas Pyzdek integrates the Lean and Six Sigma bodies of knowledge into comprehensive systems that provide value for customers. For…

The “sigma” in the name refers to the statistical concept of standard deviation. In a normal, or bell curve, distribution, the most common results center around the middle. The farther out from the center, the more standard deviations away the result is. When companies wish to improve the overall quality of their products, they must…

Six Sigma training has been successfully used to improve corporate operations for decades, and now some nonprofits are discovering that the principles can help their organizations streamline the way they run things as well. Crain’s Business Cleveland reports that a food bank in Ohio, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, was able to cut the number of…

Six Sigma training is an inclusive approach to improving a business process. It covers the Six Sigma body of knowledge at different belt levels. It has many benefits for businesses and was first introduced in 1986. The impact of Six Sigma training on the bottom line of a company has led to it being embraced…

Six Sigma is a vital methodology for success in the corporate world. However, gaining the knowledge necessary to successfully implement Six Sigma practices is difficult. Many institutions now offer certification programs, so how do you know which program is best? Here at The Pyzdek Institute, we know choosing the correct certification program is important. We developed…

According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Dr. Gary Kaplan, CEO of Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle Washington, was named one of the “50 Most Influential Physician and Executive Leaders” for the eleventh year. One of his most notable accomplishments has been to introduce The Toyota Production System to improve the level of care at…

It’s no secret that both civilian and government organizations benefit from Six Sigma training. However, according to a recent article in the Quantico Sentry, one branch in particular is embracing the Lean Six Sigma methodology in full force. Both the Navy and the Marines began implementing Lean Six Sigma around 2006, the article states. Since then,…