Lean Six Sigma allows for the improvement in speed and performance of a process coupled with the reduction of waste and defects. If you ever find your current processes with high rework, client turnover, product recalls/crashes, and a plethora of errors it might be time to change your process design. As you will read below,Continue reading “Reasons for Lean Six Sigma”
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Lean Wednesday Tip: Value Driven Processes
“Processes should be value driven and measured and the results carefully analyzed to identify opportunities for improvement.”
Lean Wednesday Tip: Objectives of a Process Improvement Project
“The validity of a well-planned process improvement project is identified through value-added process mapping, problem isolation, root cause analysis and problem solution. Ultimately, the key to refining processes is to concentrate on the process from the customer’s point of view and identify and eliminate non-value added activities.”
Successfully Integrating Value Stream Mapping into Product Development
Whenever there is a new product or service being offered to customers, there is a new process and value stream. Value Streams include both non-value-added and value-added activities and are the actions required to create a product or service from raw material until it reaches the customer. Value Stream Maps are more detailed than processContinue reading “Successfully Integrating Value Stream Mapping into Product Development”
How to plan a Process Improvement Project
When planning a process improvement project the most important question you have to ask is, “What problem are we trying to solve?” This question relates directly to the first step in DMAIC ( a Lean Six Sigma problem solving tool), which is to define the problem. After you answer this question you are ready toContinue reading “How to plan a Process Improvement Project”
Preventing Process Failure with FMEA (Failure Modes & Effects Analysis)
FMEA (Failure Modes & Effects Analysis) is a Lean Six Sigma technique for identifying both the ways that a product, part, process or service can fail and the effects of those failures.Once these failure modes are identified, they are rated by the severity of their effects and failure probability. This is critical to the designContinue reading “Preventing Process Failure with FMEA (Failure Modes & Effects Analysis)”
Lean Wednesday Tip: Customer Focused Process Improvement
“Effective Lean organizations study their processes from their customer’s point of view and align their processes to meet their customers’ needs the first time and every time.” – Donna Summers
Lean Wednesday Tip
“To run an efficient accounting department opt for a chart of accounts with less than 180 accounts for improved productivity and financial planning.”
A Visual Management Approach to Accounts Payable
Purchase order approval audit trails and visual bill entry controls can be an effective way to reduce the time it takes to resolve Accounts Payable errors and keep your vendors happy. Visual management allows for standardized visual controls that are visible to all Accounts Payable (and also accounting team) on how approvals should be obtainedContinue reading “A Visual Management Approach to Accounts Payable”
Client Retention as part of the Collections Process
 Departmental collaboration is greatly important in the Collections/Billing department. This team must have access to project /product status, project/product delivery and results; this will allow the Lead person handling the over-due account to develop an understanding of the situation, survey the client to ensure requirements were met and if they were not met deliver thisContinue reading “Client Retention as part of the Collections Process”
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