Lean Six Sigma

Lean is about doing more with less. It achieves this objective by focusing on what creates value for the customer. Any activity or process that consumes resources, adds cost or time without creating value becomes the target for elimination. The ultimate aim is to create customer value by delivering quality goods and services with less resources, time, human effort, space and capital.

However, Lean is much more than just waste identification and elimination, or point improvements (also known as Kaizen Events / Kaizen Blitzs / Kaikaku). It is the system-level improvements (not fragmented point improvements) that can dramatically improve a company’s business performance and bottom line.

Six Sigma is a rigorous and disciplined methodology that uses data and statistical analysis to measure and improve an organization’s operational performance by identifying and eliminating “defects” in manufacturing and service-related processes.

The goal of Six Sigma is to increase profits by eliminating variability, defects and waste that undermine customer loyalty.

The key difference between Six Sigma and traditional quality initiatives is that Six Sigma offers a very rigorous and robust framework (DMAIC - Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) and systematic implementation of the tools.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is an integration of two powerful methodologies, Lean and Six Sigma. Lean improves speed and reduces waste or non-value add. Six Sigma improves quality through reduction of defects and errors based on a robust problem solving framework of DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). By combining the two, the resulting integrated methodology can bring about significant improvement in quality, process speed and customer satisfaction while reducing the cost of operations.

LSS is applicable to and has been implemented in many industrial sectors across both the manufacturing and service industries. .

A Lean Expert focuses on specific aspects of the Lean tools, techniques and concepts within the complete Lean curriculum.

The Lean Expert Course is developed for Change Agents within the organisation tasked to lead or participate in continuous improvement projects. The Programme is structured into individual modules with each covering practical Lean implementation skills.

Six Sigma Green Belts are a vital component to any successful Six Sigma programme.

The Six Sigma Green Belt Programme will give participants both an in-depth education and a full working knowledge of all the Six Sigma tools.

Participants will learn the DMAIC methodology and apply it to their breakthrough projects.

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Programme will give participants both an in-depth education and a full working knowledge of all the Lean Six Sigma tools.

The aim of this programme is to impart participants with skills in analysing and improving processes using the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology, as well as in-depth concepts and tools needed to lead and implement Green Belt level projects.