Our Approach to Lean Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma is a result of two powerful methodologies (Lean and Six Sigma) that have a complementary toolkit. Combining the two techniques with effective team skills has provided vast improvements. Juran uses two short definitions to explain the methods of Lean and Six Sigma.
- Lean is the elimination of waste, as seen from the customer and business perspective. Waste refers to the non value-added tasks that a customer or employer would not pay for. Deployment of Lean (Value Stream Management) is highly successful by using proven tools, properly applying technology, getting things done systematically and quickly, and creating a high performance work environment.
- Six Sigma is a measure of performance that strives for near perfection in all processes. Six Sigma is a systematic approach and information-driven methodology for eliminating process deficiencies and variation that increase costs and reduce revenues.
The fundamental objective of Juran’s Lean Six Sigma Services is to develop a methodology and strategy that can enable your organization to focus on process improvement and variation reduction through the application of Lean and Six Sigma. This can be accomplished through the use of two of the Lean Six Sigma methodologies: DMAIC and DMADV.
- The Lean Six Sigma DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) is an improvement system for (existing) processes falling below specification and provides methods for obtaining incremental improvement.
- The Lean Six Sigma DMADV process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify) is an improvement system used to develop new processes or products at Six Sigma quality levels.
Both Lean Six Sigma processes are executed by Yellow Belts, Green Belts, and Black Belts, and are overseen by Master Black Belts or Juran consultants until experts within your organization are trained and certified.
Lean Six Sigma at your organization can be utilized to solve some of the following problems:
- Dissatisfied customers
- Declining revenue
- Difficulty expanding contracts
- Excessive number of defects
- Excessive number of delays
- Excessively long cycle times
- Excessive costs: rework, scrap, late deliveries, replacement of returned goods, loss of customers, loss of goodwill, etc.
- Excess inventory
- Multiple storage and movement of materials
- High conversion costs
- Under utilization of capacity
- Slow product development projects
- Multiple or inconsistent problem-solving approaches
- Employee dissatisfaction and low morale
Lean Six Sigma unites organizations to:
- Achieve a common language and tool set
- Ensure system-wide understanding so that all are provided with, and can successfully utilize the language, methods, and tools in alignment with corporate strategy
- Increase flexibility
- Achieve more efficient asset and resource utilization
- Increase cash flow via reduced inventory
- Improve ability to meet customer requirements
- Improve quality and reliability
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