Quality, Lean and Six Sigma: Often Misunderstood
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Quality, Lean and Six Sigma: Often Misunderstood
By: Admin
Good times, bad times, you know we’ve had our share…. Anytime is a good time to reexamine the principle of “getting Lean” or improving processes by applying a set of tools that will deliver significant reductions in cost and lead time. Sigma techniques as championed by “blackbelts” is often the rallying cry.But what about Quality (with or without a big Q)? Is quality or Total Quality now passé, having been supplanted by Lean and/or Six Sigma? Are all of these synonyms? Are they just dressed-up, consultant-speak ways of describing historic “best manufacturing practices?” Do they work together, or do they …Read More
This entry was posted in Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing and Distribution, Value stream mapping, on November 12, 2010
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