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- 1. LYNDA TUTORIAL: LEAN SIX SIGMA FOUNDATIONS By: Garrett Gordon
- 2. PART 1: INTRODUCING LEAN SIX SIGMA • Why Six Sigma? • To provide reliable, consistent, dependable products to your customers.
- 3. PART 1: INTRODUCING LEAN SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Why Lean? • The permanently eliminate all non-value-added activities (unnecessary steps or activities, rework, waiting time, unnecessary movement of people or material, and excess inventory.
- 4. PART 1: INTRODUCING LEAN SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Why Lean Six Sigma? • The reasoning of applying both Lean Principles (visible) and Six Sigma Methodology (non-visible) at the same time, is to get better results.
- 5. PART 2: UNDERSTANDING SIX SIGMA • Define Stage • The define stage of Six Sigma is to start with process mapping, outline what is expected to be accomplished, show financial measurements, outline the specific problem to be solved, and remember the customer.
- 6. PART 2: UNDERSTANDING SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Measure Stage • “If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it.” By Dr. H. James Harrington.
- 7. PART 2: UNDERSTANDING SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Analyzing Stage • While analyzing the process map, you want to look specifically for time traps or activities that are slowing down the total process time.
- 8. PART 2: UNDERSTANDING SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Improving Stage • Improving your work time and time again is the heart of any Six Sigma project.
- 9. PART 2: UNDERSTANDING SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Control Stage • Being able to control enables you to have a continuous improvement organization and make the improvement permanent, which makes the “Control” stage the most important stage in the DMAIC methodology.
- 10. PART 2: UNDERSTANDING SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Design for Six Sigma • The decide of Six Sigma uses the methodology of: Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, and Verify; where you will focus those attributes that are critical to quality in the eyes of your customer.
- 11. PART 3: UNDERSTANDING LEAN • Lean Metrics • The basic premise of Lean is to eliminate anything that does not provide value.
- 12. PART 3: UNDERSTANDING LEAN (CONT.) • 5 Ss • The 5 Ss are to sort each item in a workplace to its proper place; set in order the materials and tools so that they are easy to find; shine or keep the workplace clean; standardize formal procedures to ensure all steps are performed correctly and consistently; and sustain the standardized process through effective training and communication practices.
- 13. PART 3: UNDERSTANDING LEAN (CONT.) • Just In Time • Just in Time means that raw materials, components, and subassemblies are delivered to the factory just when they are needed for production, which allows inventory to be maintained at minimal levels, thus reducing cost and increasing flexibility within the system.
- 14. PART 3: UNDERSTANDING LEAN (CONT.) • Total Productive Maintenance • Total Productive Maintenance or TPM practices ensure that machines will not break down unexpectedly and that scheduled maintenance will be completed in a timely manner.
- 15. PART 3: UNDERSTANDING LEAN (CONT.) • Quality at the Source • Quality at the Source is doing the process right the first time, which will eliminate the inspection step in a process and help you streamline the process.
- 16. PART 3: UNDERSTANDING LEAN (CONT.) • Continuous Improvement • You must continue to improve your product or service because you cannot stand still because your competitors are continuously getting better and passing you by.
- 17. PART 4: IMPLEMENTING LEAN SIX SIGMA • Leading the Project • To be successful in leading a Lean Six Sigma project, there are three things you need from your company: leadership from the top, skilled team members, and a strong supporting infrastructure.
- 18. PART 4: IMPLEMENTING LEAN SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Controlling the Project • During the project, you are controlling who does what and communicating with them to make sure they are doing the right things and also making sure that each member knows in which direction the entire team is moving.
- 19. PART 4: IMPLEMENTING LEAN SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Applying Lean Six Sigma to Services • Lean Six Sigma can help you reduce complexity within your service processes.
- 20. PART 4: IMPLEMENTING LEAN SIX SIGMA (CONT.) • Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain Management • Today’s applications for Lean Six Sigma have gone far beyond the factory walls, spanning functional boundaries across the company and extending throughout the entire supply chain.