six sigma

Un articolo su Supply Chain Digest riguardo a Lean Six Sigma come approccio holistico alla gestione aziendale… Growing Number of Companies are Combining the Two Disciplines to Remove Waste and Increase Consistency of Processes SCDigest Editorial Staff Two of the most powerful forces in manufacturing and now the broader supply chain are “Lean” and “Six [...]

Dal giornale Exchange Morning Post un interessante articolo di Jay Arthur su Lean Six Sigma… If you’re like ninety-nine percent of all businesses today, you’re losing twenty-five to forty percent of your profit margins to mistakes, rework, errors, omissions, defects, and delay. Spending that kind of money to deal with, remedy, resolve, and mitigate problems [...]

Cause & Effect Diagrams

Dal blog di Learnsigma un articolo che spiega come si costruiscono e a cosa servono i diagrammi causa-effetto di Ishikawa… AKA Fishbone Diagrams or Ishikawa Diagrams Kaoru Ishikawa pioneered the cause and effect diagram to explore all the potential causes that result in a single effect. Description: The fishbone diagram identifies many possible causes for [...]

ISO 9001 VS Six Sigma

Dal Blog di Learnsigma un confronto breve tra ISO 9001 e Six Sigma… ISO 9001 objectives ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System, which includes specialized quality management standards for specific industries. A Quality Management System is a system of clearly defined organizational structures, processes, responsibilities and resources used to assure minimum standards of quality [...]

Sensei Certification?

Dal blog di ISixSigma un articolo sulla certificazione del sensei lean… Direi abbastanza difficile da certificare un sensei in quanto bisogna fare tanta gemba prima, vedere molti flussi di lavoro e poi essere in grado di insegnare, non come six sigma dove c’è solo da imparare le regole e strumenti statistici necessari e poi andarli [...]

GE’s CIO and Lean Results

Dal LeanBlog.org l’articolo che spiega la filosofia Lean unita a Six Sigma presso la GE… It’s always interesting to read about GE’s shift from a Six Sigma company to a Lean Six Sigma company. Their CIO, Gary Reiner, is responsible for their Lean Six Sigma program, which is unique for a Chief Information Officer. From [...]

Dal blog di Lean Insider l’esame delle statistiche su Internet riguardo l’esperienza richiesta dai nuovi dipendenti… Will your lean skills help you get a job? Yes – if you also know Six Sigma, and if you’ve got solid experience putting those skills to work, according to a study by an executive recruiting firm. In its [...]

Ten New Rules for Project Managers

Dal blog di ReformingProjectManagement un articolo che specifica 10 regole/consigli fondamentali per la gestione dei progetti. Adopt practices for exploring a variety of perspectives. We think we see what we see, but we don’t. We really see what we think. Remember the blind men and the elephant. Make it your habit to inquire what others [...]

TQM VS Six Sigma

Dal blog di Learnsigma un confronto di TQM e Six Sigma… TQM objectives Total Quality Management (TQM) is a structured system for satisfying internal and external customers and suppliers by integrating the business environment, continuous improvement, and breakthroughs with development, improvement, and maintenance cycles while changing organizational culture. TQM aims for quality principles to be applied [...]

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