A client recently asked for an explanation to his leadership team about Lean Six Sigma - Why, What, and How - in 15 minutes. Challenge accepted!

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• Increase win rate on business development
• Increase work capacity without additional hiring
• Improve work/life balance of employees
• Ease IT system implementation
• Simplify ability to meet changing business conditions
• Develop platform for efficient acquisition integration
• Reduce cycle time for repetitive work
• Accommodate unique customer requirements
• Cross-train employees, career development
• Eliminate/automate boring work
• Better accommodate seasonal workload fluctuations
Improvement Possibilities for Any Business
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Employee
Talent
Overprocessing Overproduction
Defects Waiting Excess Motion
Transportation
Excess
Inventory
Sources of Waste
•Focus on the customer.
•Identify and understand how the work
gets done (the value stream).
•Manage, improve and smooth the
process flow.
•Remove Non-Value-Added steps and
waste.
•Manage by fact and reduce variation.
Principles
Lean Enterprise: The Basics
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Operating
Excellence
Strategic Projects
Rapid Improvement
Events
All Ideas Matter
Independent
Processes
Long
Turnaround
Inconsistent
Quality
Varying
Costs
Unified
Processes
On Time
Performance
Error
Proof
Predictable
Costs
Current State
Future State
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We are focused on improving
small-mid market manufacturing
businesses' operational results
and ROI through Business
Process Improvement &
Planning Strategy
Contact us to discuss how we can
help your business thrive
Phone (470) 362-8438
Email dave@leansigmaops.com