Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma is the combination of two methodologies: Lean and Six Sigma, aimed at improving operational performance, reducing defects, and enhancing overall efficiency in processes. These methodologies originated from different sources but share the common goals of minimizing waste, optimizing processes and delivering high-quality outcomes.
The Lean Six Sigma methodology relies on data and statistical analysis to drive decision-making, ensuring changes are based on evidence rather than assumptions. It places a strong emphasis on understanding and meeting customer requirements by delivering products or services with minimal defects and maximum efficiency.
Lean Six Sigma principles are applicable across many industries, and have been successfully implemented in sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, finance and services. Certifications in Lean Six Sigma are also common, indicating proficiency in the methodologies and tools associated with continuous improvement. Read our articles and reports to find out why Lean Six Sigma is still vital in the world of process excellence.
Operational Excellence in Your Office: How to Achieve Autonomous Value Stream Flow
April 27 by Process Excellence NetworkThis live session presented by Kevin Duggan, renowned expert in applying advanced lean techniques to achieve Operational Excellence and the author of four books on the subject, will explain why creati...
Key to a Successful Process Excellence Program? Make Sure it Aligns with Corporate Culture
April 27 by Shayne GinderShayne Ginder, Director of Performance Improvement for Sunrise Senior Living, is building a process improvement program from scratch. In this interview, part of our ongoing series of interviews with r...
Enhance Your Continuous Improvement Capability with “Raise the BaR”
April 26 by Aaron AzzopardiGuest contributor Aaron Azzopardi proposes a concept called “Raise the BaR” to help teams develop a habit of continuous improvement through empowered and engaged teams. Here’s how it works. Have...
PEX Pulse: Delegate Perspectives from PEX Week USA
April 20 by Process Excellence Network EditorEvery year for the past 16 years, the process excellence industry’s movers and shakers have gathered at PEX Week USA, in Orlando, Florida. There has been such a wealth of experience that has walked th...
Announcing the Process Excellence Periodic Table
April 19 by Process Excellence NetworkEver wonder what are all the different elements that go into making a process excellence deployment successful? Today’s process practitioners have an almost ever-expanding number of methodologies, too...
Process Excellence Periodic Table
April 19 by Process Excellence Network EditorThe Process Excellence Periodic Table is a new way to look at the common methodologies, tools, technologies, goals and metrics that you're likely to encounter in process improvement and transform...
What it Takes to Build an Award Winning Approach to Process Excellence
April 19 by Lucy JamesCatalent Pharma Solutions, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Optus share their thoughts on their award wins at PEX Week USA 2016The PEX Network has been recognizing exceptional performance in process excellenc...
10 Key Dimensions to Driving a Culture of Innovation
April 13 by Rupesh LochanProduct lifecycles are getting shorter. Consumers are well informed and restless. And the relentless march of information technology have all forced organizations to be more agile, flexible and innova...
The Secret to Driving Continuous Improvement with Ricoh Australia
March 30 by Process Excellence Network[Case Study] Learn how award-winning technology leader Ricoh Australia has unleashed a culture of continuous improvement by successfully introducing a standardised approach to process mapping. In thi...
Establishing an Effective Process Excellence Training Program (transcript)
March 30 by Rob StewartAs many process excellence leaders know, one of the key aims of a process improvement program is not to deliver merely technical results, but to change the way that people in an organization think, so...
Establishing an Effective Process Excellence Training Program (Podcast)
March 30 by Diana DavisAs many process excellence leaders know, one of the key aims of a process improvement program is not to deliver merely technical results, but to change the way that people in an organization think so...
The Importance of Revisiting the Basics of Business Redesign
March 30 by Dan MorrisBPM has been around for the past 20 years and it has evolved considerably. The same is true for the basic concepts of statistical analysis based continuous improvement. But has this evolution been g...