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Lean Six Sigma (LSS): An Implementation Experience
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In this article, the authors show how Lean and Six Sigma (LSS) improvement events were implemented to improve the performance of a home furnishing manufacturing operation, where the improvement event consisted of a host of activities involving five phases which were completed over an eight-week period.Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to show how Lean and Six Sigma (LSS) improvement events were implemented to improve the performance of a home furnishing manufacturing operation. Each LSS improvement event was conducted at the targeted shop by an experienced facilitator with a team of workers from the shop. An improvement event consisted of a host of activities involving five phases which were completed over an eight-week period. The first four weeks included four phases: 1planning and discovery 2training and opportunity finding 3refinement and preparation 4implementation and changes. The last four weeks included one phase: 5enhancement and transfer of ownership. The facilitator was responsible for the first phase and the workers were responsible for all other phases, although the facilitator also played an important role in those phases. With some variation, the workers spent 100% of their time in activities related to phases 2 and 4, and 20% of their time in activities related to phases 3 and 5. Important t...read more
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Out of the Crisis
TL;DR: Deming's theory of management based on the 14 Points for Management is described in Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982 as mentioned in this paper, where he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
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Critical failure factors of Lean Six Sigma: a systematic literature review
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic literature review of 56 papers that were published on Lean, Six Sigma and LSS in well-known academic databases from 1995 to 2013 was conducted to explore the critical failure factors for LSS.
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A systematic review of Lean Six Sigma for the manufacturing industry
TL;DR: The most common themes within Lean Six Sigma in the manufacturing sector are explored, and any gaps in those themes that may be preventing users from getting the most benefit from their LSS strategy are identified.
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Lean Six Sigma: a categorized review of the literature
Gunjan Yadav,Tushar N. Desai +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) articles is carried out over a time horizon of 14 years from referred peer-reviewed journals in business and management disciplines, information systems and computer science, engineering, healthcare, etc.
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A structured review of Lean Six Sigma in various industrial sectors
Mahipal Singh,Rajeev Rathi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a detailed review for benefits and challenges about implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in business organization and spread of LSS literature in term of various sectors wise, research methodology wise and journal wise.
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Out of the Crisis
TL;DR: Deming's theory of management based on the 14 Points for Management is described in Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982 as mentioned in this paper, where he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
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Out of the Crisis
TL;DR: Deming's theory of management based on the 14 Points for Management as discussed by the authors was used in the Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982, to explain the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
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Lean thinking: banish waste and create wealth in your corporation (2nd, revised and updated ed.)
James P. Womack,Daniel T. Jones +1 more
TL;DR: The authors describe in detail how managers in a wide range of companies and industries - small, medium and large, North American, European and Japanese - transformed their business by applying the principles of lean thinking.
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The Toyota way : 14 management principles from the world's greatest manufacturer
TL;DR: The "Toyota Way" as mentioned in this paper is a set of 14 management principles and philosophy that drive Toyota's quality and efficiency-obsessed culture, and can be applied to any business process, whether in services or manufacturing.
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Lean thinking : banish waste and create wealth in your corporation
James P. Womack,Daniel T. Jones +1 more
TL;DR: For example, the authors identifies the value stream, every step required to move a specific good or service from initial concept into the hands of the customer, and asks if each step really creates value Those that don't, the great majority are then removed, and the remaining steps are conducted in continuous flow at the pull of customer, as the firm manages toward perfection.