Lean Six Sigma

About: Lean Six Sigma is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1919 publications have been published within this topic receiving 29142 citations.

Business Process Reengineering with Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software

Abstract: : Department of Defense acquisition practices are conceptually structured to decrease overhead costs while continuing to improve capabilities and interoperability. These practices mandate build versus buy solutions, with more emphasis on buying pre-built applications. Buying commercial off-the-shelf software -- COTS -- can be a very efficient and effective solution, if the context of the life cycle is considered in all customization decisions. If we are to achieve the expected gains from purchasing software versus building it ourselves, then for the entire life cycle of the product, we cannot allow any modifications. That is easily obtained in many small systems with a little discipline; however, large enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions will encounter problems if not approached correctly from its initial acquisition phase. This article discusses the issues around COTS and business process reengineering, and improvements we can make to the acquisition process. First, let's examine the reasons a COTS purchase is usually a good choice by taking a look at the total cost of ownership and configuration control. The article addresses the following topics: (1) Total Cost of Ownership Advantage, (2) Configuration and Change Control, (3) Business Process Reengineering, (4) Fine-Tuning the Program Strategy, (5) Incorporating Design for Six Sigma into the Guidebook, and (6) Bringing in Lean Six Sigma.

Implementation of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Techniques in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to Enhance Productivit

Abstract: In today’s world, business has become additional competitive. All industries and organizations have to perform well so as to survive and be profitable. The lean six sigma (LSS) methodology is being applied extensively to tackle many qualities connected issues in many processes of today’s industries. A cement paper bags could be a packaging sack manufactured from paper high quality and frequently craft virgin fiber, that sometimes consists of many layers to provide strength, with high physical property and high tear resistance. This study is interested in implementing the lean six sigma (LSS) methodology in SMEs. The contribution of this analysis is using LSS methodologies to reduce waste of time, reduce of defects, and increase the level of sigma. The obtained results when implementation LSS methodology within the application of the cement bags industry indicate that the production rate may well be increased about 4.25 attempt to additionally may well be in save of around $ 8,952 from reduction of waste time and $ 12,730.61 from defects reduction; the full is $ 21,682.61 annually. additionally, the preparation time might be reduced by about 4.57 %, increase the OEE by 20%, and the level of sigma could be increase to 4.00.

Enablers for Lean Six Sigma and Agile Implementation: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach

Abstract: In recent decades, industries are going through a cut-throat competition and unexpected pitfall in growth rates has worsened it. In previous two decades, the synergy of Lean and Six Sigma seems to be a renowned continuous improvement (CI) business strategy in order to reduce the cost, increase the productivity, enhance the product quality in the manufacturing sector. Nowadays, the criteria for order winning are not only the low cost but it includes the availability, variety, best in class quality and customized products. Only the organizations nimble enough to react to the dynamic requirements from customers on every form can keep their foothold in the marketplace. It is the time when industry requires a new strategy in combinations with Lean and Six Sigma methodology, i.e., agile manufacturing (AM). It is the strategy by which the industry can quickly react according to the demands and expectations of its customers. AM, when applied in combination with Lean Six Sigma (LSS), can enable an organization to offer desired products and services quickly to its customers without compromising the quality at an optimum price. In this paper, 18 enablers for LSS and AM implementation are identified through vast literature review, the opinion of industry and academia experts and inter-relationships among the identified enablers are established by interpretive structural modeling (ISM). Implementation of such ISM-based model of enablers would give a clear understanding of these enablers so that researchers, decision makers, managers and practitioners will use their resources more effectively.

Lean Six Sigma for the automotive industry through the tools and aspects within metrics: a literature review

Abstract: Nowadays, the automotive industries seek to consider increasingly higher standards of competitiveness. This sector is looking for a proper management methodology to solve a given problem in its kind of organization. In this sense, continuous improvement is essential for any business environment, due to provide conditions for getting excellence levels. Based on this strategy, the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) appears as an option to be applied. Although Lean was originated in the automotive industry, systematic review about Lean Six Sigma in this industry has a lack of research, considering tools and aspects within metrics. For that, the objective of this work is to carry out a literature review on the implementation of Lean Six Sigma in the automotive industry. The databases adopted for this research were Web of Science and Google Scholar, resulting in 69 selected articles. The results indicated that the implementation of this methodology contributes to the continuous improvement process and problem-solving in the automotive branch.