Pyzdek Institute

Reducing Costs by Identifying Opportunities to be Lean in Healthcare

In an effort to more efficiently utilize resources, more healthcare organizations are focusing on conducting business properly by using the fewest possible number of steps. By adopting the Lean Six Sigma business philosophy, hospitals and surgery centers are able to reduce expenditures by eliminating waste. Below are some key opportunities to be Lean in healthcare with…
Ford Auto Company Six Sigma Management Training

When Japanese imports threatened America’s auto industry in the 1980s, Ford Motor Company pushed for a quality revival. The effect of the movement, which became known as Total Quality Management, enabled Ford to become the most profitable automobile company in America by 1986 after taking a $3 billion loss between 1979 and 1982 Twenty years…
Tips for Avoiding the Top 10 Nightmare Equipment Failures

You’re worried about costs, sales, planning, and deadlines. You don’t even think about the possibility of a major equipment failure until it happens. Just one instance of a boiler breakdown, turbine malfunction, or generator outage can cost your organization millions of dollars and lengthy downtime, to say nothing of your reputation taking a hit and…
The Cut and Dry: Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training

What is the Green Belt Certification? A professional who has undergone the Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training is well-versed in the Lean Six Sigma Methodology. The Lean Six Sigma Methodology refers to a business management strategy that uses collaborative efforts in a team-based structure. The method focuses on the removal of waste to enhance…
The Lean Six Sigma Certification Stages

The first certification that clients receive is the Lean Six Sigma White Belt. This is given to a professional who is familiar with the Lean Six Sigma basic principles and vocabulary and has completed four hours of online training. The improvement projects have impacted on the White Belt professional who participates on these projects as…
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training: Preparing Your Team For Success

Lean Six Sigma is about defeating failure. It is training staff to work as a team, avoid mistakes and making the most out of any business model. Understanding and using this program effectively requires everyone in the company to take part, even those in the top executive positions. There are eight forms of waste the…
Benefits of Lean Six Sigma Certification

Lean Six Sigma combines the best of two different concepts that result in more efficiency with less effort: Lean and Six Sigma. A “Lean” process implements actions that speed up processes, make them more productive and delivers a standard of excellence. Lean is achieved by removing Waste which is basically any activity that is not necessary to…
Six Facts About Six Sigma

Six Sigma Training has been around since the 1980’s and continues to gain popularity with businesses looking to reduce variability and waste in production. Many employers look for resumes that include Six Sigma Training when hiring. Thomas Pyzdek took the concepts of Six Sigma, and Lean, and created a training system for each, and a…
A Few Words About Six Sigma

What exactly IS “Six Sigma” and what can it do for my organization? Succinctly stated, Six Sigma is a data-driven procedure through which problematic issues in any process (e.g., manufacturing, product delivery, service transactions, etc.) can be significantly reduced, if not totally eliminated. Introduced in 1986 (trademarked in 1993) by Motorola engineers Bill Smith and…
What is DMAIC Methodology?

Six Sigma is a method used by companies to improve a process, resulting in a more streamlined process with less waste and a more consistent product with fewer defects. While Six Sigma is frequently associated with manufacturing plants, the system can be implemented successfully in a variety of organizations, such as business offices and service companies.…