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.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Health Information Technology

Abstract: Pharmaceutical companies are seen as slow in adopting principles of operation excellence and advanced technologies. This article aims to explore the reasons why an industry, recognized as profitable and intensive in capital and science, is reluctant to implement emerging technologies and management tools capable of improving its operational performance. Operational excellence incorporates the fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology to the organizational culture and strategic management of companies. LSS is also known as the most used approach in continuous improvement programs in the industrial segment. Despite being a methodology used for many years, LSS continues to evolve, incorporating new trends such as data science technologies, which significantly maximize LSS results. Applying LSS integrated with I4.0 can generate essential information for the organization's decision makers through data identification, extraction, and analysis. In this sense, information technology is a strong ally of operational performance management in the pharmaceutical industry.

Applying Lean Six Sigma to Improve Depression Screening and Follow-Up in Oncology Clinics.

Abstract: Depression is a common and serious illness that impairs the health of individuals and societies globally. It is associated with a significant economic burden, with productivity losses exceeding $40 billion dollars annually in the United States (U.S.) alone. This project focused on the use of a systematic, data-driven approach to improve the screening rate for depression in an academic, metropolitan cancer center located in North Texas. A multidisciplinary team collaboratively applied Lean Six Sigma education, methods, and tools within oncology and psychiatry clinics to address the increased risk of depression among oncology patients. Improving the standardization of screening and follow-up processes, resulted in a 44% sustained increase in the depression screening and follow-up performance rate. This improvement was verified to be statistically significant through the use of control charts toward the end of the project.

Exploration of Impact of Lean Six Sigma and TRIZ in Banking Sector

Abstract: This paper is an effort to explore and identify the scope of improvement in the service sector by utilizing established principles of Theoria Resheneyva Isobretatelskehuh Zadach (TRIZ) combined with Lean Six Sigma methodology. Service sector being the leading sector in 201 economies/countries contributes 63 percent of total global wealth. Banking and financial sector being one of the fastest growing sub‐sectors within the services sector was considered for this research. Lean Six Sigma principles have proven their capability in the manufacturing sector by reducing cost and improving quality. Here we have attempted to apply these principles in the service sector to analyze customer needs and deliver quality solutions in less time. The use case of opening an account in a bank by a customer is considered to measure the impact of TRIZ methodology intertwined with LSS. Hence suggest a process framework to be later extended to other use cases of financial or other service sector industries. It is a potential framework that will help the service sector leaders to increase their service efficiency with reduced cost and increased customer satisfaction.