Manufacturing quality evaluation is a critical discipline that focuses on assessing a process’s ability to produce outputs within pre‐defined tolerance limits. Recent advances combine traditional ...

Process Capability and Six Sigma Another measure of process quality is process capability, or C p, which is the specification width (distance between the specification limits) divided by 6 times the ...

As we have previously covered on this blog, the primary purpose of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology is to eliminate waste and reduce variation in manufacturing, service and design processes, thus ...

Businesses use Six Sigma methods to improve the quality of their manufacturing processes by discovering and correcting the causes of imperfections and errors. The development and pursuit of new ...

In a highly competitive market, a plastic parts company leveraged Lean Six Sigma methodologies, particularly Process Capability Analysis (C pk and P pk), to analyze supplier performance and ...

Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving costs ...

SIX SIGMA HAS BEEN TOUTED AS a powerful quality improvement method that boosts employee job satisfaction and increases profits. Although many shops striving to improve operations and profits have ...

A business is run on the work of different cross-functional teams with the understanding that each person adds unique expertise and skill sets. Continuing to develop those skills through ...

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR) have successfully completed multiple Lean Six Sigma (LSS) projects as part of a focus on fiscal stewardship and continued readiness.