In the 1950’s a scientist by the name of W. Edwards Deming worked in Japan helping the country’s post war industry get back on track. In the 80’s a business model called Kaizen was introduced in Japan that would bring continual improvement to quality and consistency across many of the […]

Jana Jenkins is gearing up to teach Lean Six Sigma courses in KSU’s College of Continuing and Professional Education beginning Nov. 2. In 2014, Jenkins was a scholarship recipient and successfully completed the Project Management course. With her experience as WellStar Health Systems’ full-time Lean Six Sigma coordinator along with […]

WASHINGTON – Veterans Secretary Robert A. McDonald on Friday spelled out his progress and plans for revamping the long-troubled VA health care system – and his plans sound a bit like those of then-Erie County Executive Chris Collins, circa 2007. “We started training leaders on Lean Six Sigma last month,” […]

R.W. Lyall, along with Fender Musical Instruments, Abbott Vascular and IEHP will host facility tours for the AME Western Regional Lean Manufacturing Event CORONA, Calif. (PRWEB) November 19, 2015 Oil and gas pipeline components manufacturer R.W. Lyall announced today that it will join Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), Abbott Vascular, […]

Lean manufacturing principles are responsible for a significant drop in emergency department wait times and a big boost in patient satisfaction at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in California, according to an article in Scope. Best of all, the approach didn’t expand the ED’s current resources, Marlena Kane, executive director for […]

The best approach to creating the most efficient and effective business structure involves both Six Sigma and Lean principles. With 37 hours of learning in the new Lean Six Sigma Project Manager Courses & Certifications offer on TNW Deals, you’ll understand concrete processes for increasing efficiency and limiting wasted time […]

Although information is readily available about applying team-building techniques to Six Sigma projects, there’s not much about how learning styles affect the success of Six Sigma teams. Knowing that the “people side” of an otherwise technical and statistical-based methodology is important to a team’s success, we analyzed Six Sigma team […]

If you were to ask an operator or even some leaders what standard work meant to them, you might get responses such as “standard operating procedures,” “work instructions” or “check sheets.” These are all legitimately correct answers. What you might not get is that standard work is the basis for […]

LAKEWOOD, NJ–(Marketwired – Oct 13, 2015) – UNEX Manufacturing, Inc., the trusted industry leader in providing innovative order picking solutions, will be exhibiting their lean manufacturing solutions at The Assembly Show in Booth 1005 on October 27 – 29 in Rosemont, IL. With lean a key focus of most supply […]

Usage of lean manufacturing components and programs is on the rise among manufacturing and distribution companies, with more than 71% utilizing a 5S methodology. This is among the findings of Compdata’s 2015 Compensation Data Manufacturing & Distribution survey, which reflects the sentiments of more than 25,000 manufacturers and distributors across […]