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Increasing Enterprise Value and Improving Organizational Culture

Entrepreneurship, Lean Management, Manufacturing, Six Sigma

 Increasing the value of the enterprise while simultaneously honouring the social responsibility of the enterprise. : Successful executives are highly focused on one fundamental goal Increasing the value of the enterprise typically involves three steps shown in below image. First, executives determine a strategy that will increase the value of the enterprise. Secondly, they identify […]

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Poka Yoke (Fool-Proofing)

Analysis, Lean Management, Manufacturing, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma

Poka-yoke in Japanese means ‘Mistake-proof’. A poka-yoke refers to any type of mechanism in Lean manufacture which helps an equipment operator to avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka). Poka-yoke eliminates product defects through prevention, correction, or spotting human errors as and when they occur. Shiego Shingo adopted this concept and made it a part of the production

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Correlation between Lean and Six Sigma

Analysis, Kaizen, Kanban, Lean Management, Manufacturing, Six Sigma

Lean operates on the principles of removing wastes of any process, thus accelerating the velocity, and reducing process costs. It basically focuses on speed. Six Sigma operates on the principles of reduction of variations and improvement of process yield. It basically focuses on the quality of any given service or product. Quality and speed and complementing factors, and thus Lean

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5 Why – A method of solving the problem using root cause

ISO 9001, Kaizen, Manufacturing, Quality Management, Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma

Method 5 Why [Asking five time “Why?”] perhaps the simplest among the variety of ideas born by Toyota. But at the same time incredibly strong. And besides, it is very famous. Currently, the technique of determining the root cause of a problem with a five-fold “Why” question is used in the concepts of lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 6

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What is an integrated six sigma framework?

Lean Management, Manufacturing, Six Sigma

The integrated six sigma framework has been developed to create an integrated process for turning business imperatives into ideas and projects and then systematically delivering financial benefits. The framework includes all the key elements required to manage the four main types of projects within a disciplined and effective process. It is managed as an overall

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Lean + Six sigma = 11

Lean Management, Six Sigma

Recently, I’ve met a lot of executives in companies and organisations who have asked a common question: “How do we combine Six Sigma with lean management?” Or “We’ve implemented Six Sigma, so how do we introduce lean?” “And vice versa. Here’s my views and some practical experience. First, we have to figure out what Lean is and what

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