This document discusses Lean Six Sigma and how it can be used for business process improvement. It notes that while Lean Six Sigma has been successfully used in manufacturing and other industries, many companies struggle to achieve expected benefits from their Lean Six Sigma programs. This is often due to poor implementation planning and project selection. The document introduces the SystemCPi roadmap as a proven approach to overcome these implementation issues. SystemCPi provides an integrated toolbox to plan, implement, and sustain process improvement initiatives. It helps organizations choose the right projects and tools to achieve operational excellence and competitive advantage through Lean Six Sigma.

1. COMPETITIVE EDGE
LEAN SIX SIGMA SOLUTIONS

2. LEAN SIX SIGMA
BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
The countless documented successes of Lean Six Sigma in the manufacturing, ser-
vice and defense industries are a testament to its effectiveness in generating busi-
ness process improvements. however, many companies that implement Lean Six
Sigma programs have difficulty achieving the expected benefits.
dissatisfaction with Lean Six Sigma programs are due to a variety of reasons,
including poor implementation planning and project selection. To realize a
Competitiveness
significant return on investment, gain competitive advantage and build best-
The reality is that adopting Lean Six Sigma
in-class programs, organizations need a proven approach that manages these
programs, even for the best organizations, is
implementation issues.
essential to increase and maintain competi-
tiveness. But holding true to the fundamental
hallmarks of Lean Six Sigma implementation
is difficult to accomplish.
Our SystemCPi roadmap opens up the line of
site to the right projects and tools to achieve op-
erational excellence. This uniquely integrated
solution is comprised of Lean, Six Sigma and
Theory of Constraints that enables organization
to choose the methods that will work best and
sustain competitive advantage. Sigma
Six
Lean Six Sigma
Six Sigma
Simplify Processes Reduce Variation
Simplify Processes Reduce Variation
Eliminate Waste Eliminate Defects
Eliminate Waste Eliminate Defects
Implementation Roadmap Increase Speed Sustain the Gains
Increase Speed Sustain the Gains
a successful implementation. in the end, our
We have shaped our experience into an inte-
focus is on transferring these tools and meth-
grated toolbox for planning, implementing
odologies to make your process improvement
and sustaining process improvement. We Theory of
Constraints
initiative self-sufficient.
call this complete program that guides your Manage Constraints
Manage Constraints
implementation – SystemCPiSM. Our approach Focus on the System
Focus on the System
Whether you are just beginning the journey in Maximize Throughput
Maximize Throughput
was designed from the ground up to over-
continuous process improvement or supple-
come the roadblocks that prevent success.
menting a current program, SystemCPi can
easily be customized to your unique needs.
Along the way, we provide you with our wealth Sustained Improvements
Either way, we provide you with a written
of knowledge, training programs, and cross- SystemCPi guides the development of core ca-
guarantee for return on investment.
functional experience to help you complete pabilities for sustained, profitable growth in any
enterprise. Our roadmap incorporates proven ap-
“Lean Six Sigma is proven to be proaches to break down the functional silos, align
improvement efforts with your business strategy
the best approach to generate and engender the essential human and motiva-
sustained process improvements.” tional facets of change management. importantly,
it creates a culture of continuous improvement
that is weaved into the fabric of your organization.

3. “Lean Six Sigma has generated performance
improvements in every department of our company, while
helping us to deliver cost savings to our customers.”
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Sigma initiatives don’t have to be overly com-
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4. BUILD Who We Are
INTERNAL CAPABILITIES
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from the classroom to the field. most effective solutions in the market.
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