The global bridge construction market size reached US$ 1,138.4 Billion in 2023.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in bridge construction and finish with a video of how suspension bridges are built in deep water. *Source Lean Six Sigma Applied to Bridge Improvement In a paper titled “Lean Sigma Application for Bridge [...]
The global inkjet printing market size was valued at USD 101.23 billion in 2023 and reached USD 109.73 billion in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma and finish with a video of the engineering behind inkjet printers. *Source Implementing Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Process for Inkjet Printers Circuit Cartridges [...]
Anesthesia is critical around the world in order to prevent patients from feeling pain during operations and other procedures. Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma in that practice and finish with a video [...]
Emergency Medical Services provide critical, life-saving care. Lean and Six Sigma help in the delivery. We’ll look at three applications and finish with a video of what’s it like to fly with London’s Air Ambulance. Optimizing Emergency Services with Lean Six Sigma In a magazine article titled “Optimizing emergency services with Lean Six [...]
A 2019 BBC News article by Chris Baranuik asked the question, “Why do airlines still mislay 25 million bags a year?”* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications focusing on improving baggage handling and finish with a video of the Individual Carrier System for baggage handling at San Francisco International Airport. *Source Applying Lean [...]
In today’s blog, we look at Bayes Theorem, what it is and why it’s useful. After an explanation of Bayes Theorem, we’ll look at medical examples. Thomas Bayes Thomas Bayes was an English Presbyterian minister, philosopher, and a statistician (1701-1769). He is known for developing a specific example of the theorem that has [...]
Retail and convenience stores exist in every country in the world. Lean and Six Sigma are used throughout the retail industry. We’ll look at three applications. First, a discussion of the retail industry challenges and the benefits of applying Lean Six Sigma. Then we’ll look at applications from Mexico and Portugal. We’ll finish with a [...]
Fertilizer is used around the world to grow crops and other plants. Lean and Six Sigma methodologies help to improve production processes and reduce waste. We’ll look at case studies from Brazil, Indonesia, and India and finish with a video of how organic fertilizer is made. Lean Manufacturing Applied to Liquid Fertilizer Manufacturing: Brazil In [...]
Marketing is a great example of Lean and Six Sigma applied in a non-manufacturing environment. We’ll look at two case studies from India and Iran and hear from three marketing experts. Six Sigma Marketing Applied to Improve a Travel Website: India In a paper titled “Realizing Total Customer Experience through Six Sigma Marketing: [...]
The insurance industry is an excellent example of non-manufacturing where Lean and Six Sigma are applied for process improvement and waste reduction. We’ll look at four case studies from Germany, India, Northern Ireland, and Brazil. Lean and Six Sigma Applied to a Large Insurance Company: Germany In a paper titled “A Lean Six [...]
