• It’s not About Improving Tomorrow, Six Sigma Training is for the Long Haul

    With computers, On Demand television, mobile phones, and fast food becoming our world more and more, we’ve become accustomed to instant gratification. When we want something, we want it now and waiting any longer is seen as an inconvenience. But making improvements in your life isn’t something that you can get instantly. It takes work,…

  • Identifying New Ways To Be Lean

    The practice of continuous improvement is a method of identifying new opportunities to be lean, to further streamline work and reduce wasted effort and materials. The practice is a formal part of Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen as taught and instituted in manufacturing and business all over the world. First of all, continuous improvement requires…

  • Lean Six Sigma Training Attacks the 8 Kinds of Waste

    Six Sigma training was originally based on the science of quality control. What was a part of the reduction of error and defective manufacturing was adapted to a broad spectrum of business beyond manufacturing. The focus always remained the same, Six Sigma methods were designed to reduce errors and produce higher quality outcomes. Lean Six Sigma…

  • Lean Six Sigma Training Boosts Productivity Among Kenyan SMEs

    SMEs (small and medium enterprises) in developing countries are often characterized by lower productivity and higher operating costs than their larger competitors, making it difficult for them to compete. Addressing these issues can make SMEs appealing potential suppliers to international value chains and establish them as competitive exporters. Thanks to Lean Six Sigma Training, several Kenyan SMEs have been able to…

  • TeamSTEPPS and Lean Six Sigma Training Go Hand In Hand

    In the healthcare world, improving quality of care and optimizing patient outcomes is paramount. Clinical leaders are thus regularly seeking out tools to help their respective organizations achieve success.  The TeamSTEPPS curriculum, a teamwork-focused, evidence-based system used to improve communication and teamwork skills among health care professionals, is one respected tool being implemented by hospitals and…

  • How a Health Clinic Is Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve Patient Satisfaction

    Modern health care presents numerous challenges to health care providers. Among them, patients want greater access to their providers. But the system is beset by scarce resources. There is limited time and availability for clinicians to care for patients. Holyoke Medical Clinic in Holyoke, Colorado, found a way to use Lean Six Sigma to improve patient…

  • Manpower Offers Six Sigma Training and Why Your Company Should Too

    Manpower is a temporary agency that offers soft skills training to their employees. Why? Manpower knows there are companies and different industries that use Six Sigma techniques and Manpower wants their employees to be knowledgeable of this. Six Sigma originated in the 1980s at Motorola, and the lean production system was used at Toyota. If your company believes in…

  • Staying on the Lookout: Identifying New Opportunities to Be Lean in Healthcare

    Once the Lean Six Sigma principles have been put into effect, it would appear that the organization is running more smoothly than ever.  There are fewer wastes, and therefore more profits, than ever before.  There’s just one problem:  complacency means that you are no longer identifying new opportunities to be lean. There are always areas…

  • Lean Six Sigma Principles in Hospitality

    It’s pretty common when most people think of Six Sigma to go back to General Motors and the manufacturing industry as the core reason for developing the time and cost saving program. Today, though, a new, even more efficient version is breaking through the manufacturing meme and finding its way across industry barriers: Lean Six Sigma…

  • Sustainable Best Practice Means Taking the Long View of Lean: Q&A

    Few companies provide as diverse an array of manufactured products as Jabil. Based in Florida, Jabil is the third-largest contract manufacturer worldwide with over 90 locations in 23 counties. In each of its locations, Jabil maintains a commitment to employee development and best practice implementation based on Lean Six Sigma principles. Walter Garvin, Jabil’s vice…

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