Category: Concepts

If you have an ordered list and the numbers need to be ranked, having ties can make things difficult. Thankfully, there is a simple solution for addressing this.

In business, it is important to know if your company is reaching its potential as far as how much of your product or service is successfully getting to your customers. One way is to look at your throughput and see if there is room for improvement. 

It is crucial to know that you have the appropriate resources available to meet the needs of a project. It is also important to know when you need to turn a project down or if you can adequately increase your resources in order to approve a new opportunity. Knowing the capacity of your team can help.

Productivity is a measurement of business efficiency that compares the ratio of output with input.

Beginning a new process may require approval. This may also be necessary whenever there is a change desired to an existing process. Retaining documentation of this approval is important for everyone involved in the process, including the owner, contractor, and any employees.

Getting a project nominated for recognition is a massive accomplishment for a Six Sigma-adhering project. Having an understanding of the nomination process is necessary to get it to that point.

FIFO is an acronym for “first in, first out.” It functions to ensure a steady material flow, which is essential in any lean manufacturing process. Find out more about it.

Some processes are more important than others. CBRs are the ones you simply can’t do without.

Knowing the availability of your product or service to meet demand is an absolutely crucial part of doing business.

A vital position in companies with high production rates to ensure products or services meet expected standards.

Value is the goal of Lean Six Sigma and is the reason for its existence. Value is what the customer wants, and it’s what a company needs to provide in order to be successful.

A thought process map (TMAP) is a tool used to help you learn, remember, and teach others. Using a TMAP allows you to organize information in a clear and concise way so that it can be easily understood by others, even if they are not familiar with the subject matter. This is beneficial for both training purposes as well as project management purposes.

Process control is a principle that you can use to help you manage your processes more effectively. The goal of process control is to make sure that what your employees do every day is done using the same set of steps or standards so they can get better at their job. Process control helps organizations […]

When you complete the steps of a process, there is an outcome. There is a name for this outcome which will be discussed below.

A key production statistic derived from comparing the number of defects to number of total units.

Short description: Do you want to succeed? The best way to do so is by using metrics. Using Lean Six Sigma metrics ensures that you get the most important tasks done first and makes you a stronger company in the long run.

A professional and formal report pertaining to the quality of a particular sample of a physical or technical product.

Prioritizing properly is key to a project’s success. There are many tools available in order to accomplish this. A characteristic selection matrix is one of them. 

When there is a need to look beyond continuous improvement methods, there is a concept that takes looking at workflow even further.

In every business, there are times when processes need improvement. In fact, continuous improvement should be a goal for you and your team. One well-known process improvement procedure for those working towards Sigma levels is DMAIC. Below we will be exploring another one.

A project needs to have clear boundaries and parameters that establish its scope. Any tool that can help your team understand and agree as to what is included and what is excluded from your project saves a lot of headaches during project implementation.

Not all data is collected equally. Passive data is information collected without direct input from the participant and can provide substantial insight into key processes.

Understanding normal probability helps us make better decisions. By being able to calculate expected values and percentiles, we can put our past experience into context and gain knowledge that will help us make better decisions in the future.

The histogram tool in Lean Six Sigma is one way to visualize your process data to identify any potential problems in your process. If you’re not already familiar with the histogram tool in Lean Six Sigma, well then it’s time to meet one of the most powerful tools in the data analysis world.