Thursday, January 01, 2009

Lean & Six Sigma as a Biz Strategy

"Along came lean ... and we started seeing dramatic improvements, not just in such dimensions as productivity, inventory turns and on-time delivery, but also in scrap reduction. We quickly learned that lean drives quality, big time."

Whether it is manufacturing or health care, organizations are putting quality efforts and lean in the same continuous improvement toolbox. This article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talks about the opportunities to dovetail Six Sigma programs with Lean as a strategy to improve Wisconsin organizations.
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