Lean

LEAN THINKING

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Six Sigma Cutting Costs, Improving Quality, & Speeding Delivery

by

Continuous Process Improvement

Prepared By: Kurt E. Robertson

Organization Consulting Department Saudi Aramco 874-6204

The Robertson Guarantee

IF YOU KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE YOU WILL KEEP ON GETTING WHAT YOU’VE ALWAYS GOT.

I PROMISE

LEAN THINKING with SIX SIGMA

PRESENTATION OBJECTIVE

To Provide a brief overview of Lean & Six Sigma.

Things you should know about Lean:

Lean and Six Sigma can be successfully applied in both operations and service environments Automation shouldn’t be the first answer

Both Lean and Six Sigma are data driven

Lean is Team-based

Lean takes a Systems Approach

Lean is a: • physical transformation to your processes LEAN THINKING with SIX SIGMA • transformation of your organization cultural

LEAN IS ABOUT PEOPLE

EMPOWERMENT Empowerment does not mean total freedom; it is the ability to make choices within boundaries. It is focused freedom. A shared vision of what we want to create provides the focus and direction that ensures that empowerment does not lead to chaos.

Center for Study of Work Teams Harley Davidson Company

LEAN THINKING with SIX SIGMA

Lean compared to Six Sigma

• Lean and 6σ are like the Democrats and the Republicans in the U.S. Congress

– – – – they both think they are right, and that you are wrong if you don’t agree with them very few from one side ever change sides some of their methods and decisions are sub-optimal but each adds balance to the process when applied reasonably and knowledgeably reducing the 8 Wastes Improving process flow Increasing process speed Lean cannot always bring a process under statistical control

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Lean focuses on:

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Six Sigma helps:

– reduce process variation (one of the 8 wastes) – reduce defects • Six Sigma alone cannot dramatically optimize process flow and reduce wastes

Because of their complementary natures, each brings to...