Dog Food Company Uses Lean to Achieve Operational Excellence
The Wet Noses Natural Dog Food Company is picky, even by the exacting standards of the specialty dog food industry. They only choose ingredients for their dog food that humans …
Six Sigma, Project Management Remain In-Demand Skills
For professionals to remain relevant in a competitive marketplace, they must pursue continuing education. Without adding to their skills and depth of knowledge, they run the risk of no longer …
What Are Lean Principles?
Lean principles provide the backbone for use of the methodology in improving business operations. While Lean does not come with a set list of principles to live by, these six …
Working Backwards: Amazon Uses Lean Six Sigma To Improve Customer Satisfaction
The technology behind the creation of the internet allowed Amazon to grow from an online bookseller to the go-to shopping spot for thousands of items. But that technology was available …
Employee Satisfaction Soars as PepsiCo Turns to Minecraft for Lean Six Sigma Training
The coronavirus pandemic led PepsiCo to an inventive strategy in how they handle Lean Six Sigma training. In an unusual move, but one that proved successful, the company turned to …
Process Improvement Needed to Help Make Federal Workforce “Future Proof”
The federal government is overdue for an upgrade in skills training for its employees and a shift in how they approach work. Part of that shift includes making continuous process …
SIPOC, Visually Managing Inputs and Outputs
Written by: David Larsen, PSP, PMP, LSSBB, Contributing Columnist As the leader of a new DMAIC project or continuous improvement initiative, visualizing the process is a key first step to …
What is a Fishbone Diagram?
A Fishbone Diagram is a visual tool that allows project teams to easily display a list of potential causes of a problem, then break these causes down into increasingly more …
Naval Logistics Officers Earn Green Belts, Improve Productivity
The U.S. Armed Forces have offered many great examples of how putting Lean Six Sigma to use can improve military operations. One of the latest comes from the U.S. Navy …
They’ve Got You Covered: Insurance Companies Use Lean Six Sigma to Improve Operations
Like every industry, insurance must update its work processes or run the risk of allowing them to become outdated and unsuccessful. And of all the executives in all industries, none …