ISSSP, the non-profit International Society of Six Sigma Professionals, providing a forum and resources for Lean, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence practitioners, is proud to announce its December webinar. We are honored to have Stephane Deblock, Director Business Process Management and Lee-Anne Ostbey, Manager, both from Kaiser Permanente as our speakers on Wednesday, December 11, [...]
As we take time with our family and friends this Thanksgiving, it's always important to remember the reasons we are grateful. As proud practitioners of the Lean Six Sigma methodology, we thought we would apply some of its general principles to this wonderful holiday. While one of Six Sigma's focuses is on the customer, we'll [...]
Do you need to make a decision? Are there multiple criteria? Are some of the criteria quantitative while others are qualitative? Are there a group of decision makers involved, some with differing opinions? What you need is Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) or otherwise known as Multiple Objective Decision-Making. Much research has been done regarding this [...]
In a recent press release the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) announced it was launching accreditation for Six Sigma training organizations starting on November 14, 2019. It does this after careful consideration and expressed support. Members of the ISSSP Accreditation Advisory Committee will determine acceptance or denial of accreditation for organizations based [...]
Why do Lean Six Sigma programs often fail? And what are the main elements for a successful one? Lance Nicholls, MBA and Senior Director at Zenith Lean Training, uses the following outline to address why Lean Six Sigma Programs usually fail and what it takes to run a successful program. In the latter half of [...]
In a traditional measurement systems study, the same part is measured by one operator multiple times and then the same part is measured by another operator multiple times. This is the “crossed” study that allows for the two components of measurement systems error to be estimated: repeatability and reproducibility. The repeatability comes from the same [...]
In response to requests from the Lean Six Sigma professional community, non-profit organization International Society for Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) will be formally launching accreditation of training organizations on November 14th, 2019. Accreditation will be offered to organizational members of ISSSP who qualify. Survey results indicated the desire for ISSSP to offer accreditation. A formal [...]
There are 195 countries in the world. Of those, 15 do not have a military. So roughly 92% of the countries have some form of one. And that means logistics is important in supplying the military. That brings us to the question: is Six Sigma applicable in a military services setting? The Warrior Logistician, Matt [...]
What are the elements of your continuous improvement program? How are they integrated? Or are they expected to be done separately without much guidance on what to do, leaving a complex approach with endless meetings? As a result, is your organization too focused on the problem-solving process rather than being more focused on obtaining solutions? [...]
What is your project closure process? Are you capturing lessons learned? How are you transferring knowledge learned in a project? Control is not a passing part of the DMAIC process. It is a critical step for Six Sigma practitioners, to be revisited on an ongoing basis. Control ensures an organization that quality metrics and improvements [...]
