As we have previously covered on this blog, the primary purpose of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology is to eliminate waste and reduce variation in manufacturing ... When creating a process map, keep in ...

Each step in this process is essential to adding value. Value stream mapping is a technique — developed from Lean manufacturing — that organizations use to create a visual guide of all the components ...

We set a strategy to implement lean with five initiatives in mind: 6S, value stream mapping, 8W waste reduction, flow production, and A3 documentation. For the last five years I’ve been part of a team ...

Lean production is the name given to a group of highly efficient manufacturing techniques developed (mainly by large Japanese companies) in the 1980s and early 1990s. Lean production was seen as ...