Articles - Lean Six Sigma en-us http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive N/A http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive info@sixsigmaonline.org 20 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/534/1/Key-Technologies-For-Lean-Process-Improvement/Page1.html New advancements in technologies have brought about a sea of change in the cycle time of business processes. For example, at Safeco, a leading insurance service provider in United States, it took a week to make changes in the auto insurance policies they issued. Now with a web-based service, they allow their agents to do the same in real time. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/533/1/8-Basics-Of-Lean-Six-Sigma-For-Manufacturing-Firms/Page1.html The success of any company should be measured on the growth in its profits, and not just customer satisfaction. Companies should be able to achieve sustained and constant growth. Though these are achieved temporarily by outsourcing or downsizing by companies, they are not long-term achievements. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/532/1/Basics-Of-Lean-Six-Sigma-Training/Page1.html Over the years, Lean Six Sigma has proven itself as a highly successful quality management tool and an efficiency-enhancer as well. However, businesses planning to implement Lean Six Sigma still need to take a few precautions, because the eventual success depends a lot on the skills and expertise of organizational members associated with the ongoing implementations.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/531/1/Lean-Six-Sigma-Training-Methods/Page1.html It is true that Lean Six Sigma implementations help in improving process efficiency and augmenting quality of the end-product. But, the problem is that the same cannot be achieved until and unless employees understand the basic technicalities involved. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/514/1/The-Intricacies-of-Lean-Six-Sigma-Training/Page1.html Many organizations have heard about Six Sigma and successfully adopted it in their processes so as to eliminate any defects and bring about total improvement in the quality of products and services. However, when it comes to Lean Six Sigma, the process becomes somewhat different due to the ‘Lean’ process being introduced.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/509/1/An-Analysis-Of-Lean-Six-Sigma/Page1.html Although people can easily confuse Lean Six Sigma to be just like the standard Six Sigma methodology, it is not. Lean Six Sigma is a combination of Six Sigma and the Lean manufacturing tool. When these two processes are combined, the results can be noteworthy.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/445/1/Integrating-Lean-Six-Sigma-With-CMMI/Page1.html Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is the latest process improvement approach that not only aims at improving standalone processes, but also makes way for the improvement and effective integration of other processes that might be connected to the main process. It is implemented mostly in the IT (Information technology) industry where the work environment is characterized by several ongoing projects running at the same time.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/435/1/Implementing-LEAN-In-Four-Simple-Steps/Page1.html Lean Six Sigma is generally associated with cost reductions and process improvements, but not many know that it can also be used for designing and developing new products and services in line with customer needs and expectations. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/425/1/Technological-Aids-For-Lean-Six-Sigma-Process-Improvements/Page1.html Over the last couple of years, home mortgage loans in United States have normally closed down in about four weeks. Today, with the help of Six Sigma, there are some online mortgage loan originators who close loans in less than two weeks.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/424/1/Marketing-Lean-Six-Sigma-As-A-Profit-Multiplier/Page1.html The main job of Six Sigma Master Black Belts in managing Six Sigma implementations may not have changed much over the years, but new responsibilities have certainly been added to their work profile, especially in the last few years.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500