Six Sigma, a quality-control methodology first developed for manufacturing, is now used by business and organizations of all types.

What gets measured gets done. And when you analyze what you’re doing in a quantitative way, you identify opportunities you didn’t know you had. That may be a simplistic way of defining Six Sigma and ...

As a manager or executive at a small business, “Six Sigma” is probably not on your to-do list. Yet this proven methodology for quality improvement, developed at Motorola in the early 1980s and ...

Six Sigma is a powerful methodology for process improvement and operational efficiency. However, its implementation often encounters obstacles due to common mistakes. This paper explores these ...

Incremental and continuous improvement is the backbone of methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, and even standalone Kaizen ...

Organizations aim to improve their processes’ efficiency and effectiveness by reducing waste, which creates a need for experts in project management frameworks and process improvement techniques such ...

Taylor said an analysis of the process found that too many “clean” files that could be handled quickly were languishing as the process focused on tougher cases. He shifted that emphasis over time, and ...

A first-of-its-kind Lean Six Sigma (LSS) course is taking place at Fort McCoy, said Michael Modawell with the Directorate of Human Resources. Nineteen students completed the first week of LSS training ...

A dozen Army organizations that have exhibited superior Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) methodologies to transform business processes were recognized during the 12th Lean Six Sigma (LSS) ...

Marc S. Morrison is a manager in the Houston office of Alvarez & Marsal. Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting helps companies grow stronger bypartnering with management to identify opportunity, ...