manufacturing processes want to be as close to the nominal as possible and have very small variation from part to part…if your Standard Deviation is one sixth of the nominal, you will acheive 6 Sigma..the nominal I speak of is the dimension which is perfect (according to the part blueprint)
Lean/Six Sigma is a business improvement concept, usually done in a Manufacturing or Operations department or environment.
Lean focuses on speed, and Six Sigma focuses on quality. When the two are combined it’s supposed to result in better results faster.
You’ll hear terms like “black belt” which, similar to martial arts, is like the highest level you can obtain when you take classes and training that certify you for lean/six sigma.
Our company uses it a lot to identify processes, identify bottlenecks, and then find ways to improve process for improved operations and quality.
Lean manufacturing originated with Toyota. Don’t bother with non Toyota sources, see what they printed to understand it. For more information see Kanban, JIT at Toyota and also W Edwards Deming Out of the Crisis.
Six Sigma originated at Motorola. It has failed shareholders often, look, See Home Depot, Motorola, Ford Motor Company, Citi Bank, 3M, the list of Six Sigma failures goes on.
Often Six Sigma consultants like to say Honda and Toyota use Six Sigma. Honda and Toyota do not and will not use Six Sigma because it does not work.
manufacturing processes want to be as close to the nominal as possible and have very small variation from part to part…if your Standard Deviation is one sixth of the nominal, you will acheive 6 Sigma..the nominal I speak of is the dimension which is perfect (according to the part blueprint)
Lean/Six Sigma is a business improvement concept, usually done in a Manufacturing or Operations department or environment.
Lean focuses on speed, and Six Sigma focuses on quality. When the two are combined it’s supposed to result in better results faster.
You’ll hear terms like “black belt” which, similar to martial arts, is like the highest level you can obtain when you take classes and training that certify you for lean/six sigma.
Our company uses it a lot to identify processes, identify bottlenecks, and then find ways to improve process for improved operations and quality.
Lean manufacturing originated with Toyota. Don’t bother with non Toyota sources, see what they printed to understand it. For more information see Kanban, JIT at Toyota and also W Edwards Deming Out of the Crisis.
Six Sigma originated at Motorola. It has failed shareholders often, look, See Home Depot, Motorola, Ford Motor Company, Citi Bank, 3M, the list of Six Sigma failures goes on.
Often Six Sigma consultants like to say Honda and Toyota use Six Sigma. Honda and Toyota do not and will not use Six Sigma because it does not work.