Lean Six Sigma: An Introduction

In today’s competitive and globalization environment, it is necessary for companies to provide utmost satisfaction to customers by giving them the final product according to their taste and in less lead time. For achieving this, it is necessary for companies to implement a successfully proven methodology that can not only help them in achieving the objectives mentioned above but also helps them in being a competitive position in the market. Lean Six Sigma is such a methodology that helps in eliminating waste, increasing the speed and removing defects and reducing variation. It is a combination of lean tools and six sigma values and cultures. Certain lean tools such as TPM, 5S, Kanban, Kaizen and six sigma methodologies such as DMAIC are used in achieving the companies’goals. Many pioneering companies like Toyota, Motorola, Ford, Lockheed Martin have used these methodologies both together as well as separately and achieved tremendous results. The present book titled “Lean Six Sigma” is divided into two sections. The first section titled Introduction” discusses the concept of lean six sigma. The benefits and limitations arise by combining both lean and six sigma. It further helps in understanding similarities and differences between lean and six sigma. The effective road map for deploying lean six sigma and how lean six sigma is used in streamlining enterprise records management are also discussed in this book. The second section titled Applications” contains experiences of different industries in implementing lean six sigma. It further contains articles of companies like Lockheed Martin and Dabbawallahs in implementing these methodologies and how they have achieved drastic results.