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, service and design processes, thus ...

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However, lean’s many benefits extend well beyond the assembly line. And, as a new book argues, its qualitative approach to enterprise improvement has never been more relevant. What a Unicorn Knows, by ...

Menu Lean Leaders I Have a Lean Idea Program Lean Terminology Lean Statistics Special thanks to Memory Jogger's "The LEAN Enterprise for Service" and to Lean.Ohio.gov. A process and method for ...

In practice, lean manufacturing is an operating philosophy that yields a number of long-term benefits that aren’t always obvious to those who are considering adopting it. The first thing most ...

In many ways, “stay lean” has become the new American motto. People everywhere are trying to stay lean through diet, exercise or banishing meaningless possessions. There’s a reason the “stay lean ...