How can Lean Six Sigma Toolbox help my company or team?

Lean Six Sigma Toolbox provides 3 primary services:

• Lean Six Sigma Training including Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt certification
  • 100% Online
  • Blended Online and In-Person
  • 100% In-Person
• Rapid Improvement Projects or Kaizen Events
  • Typically delivered in-person, these events teach teams how to use Lean Six Sigma through hands on experience in their own processes. We focus on improving one or two processes, teaching the tools and principles of Lean and Six Sigma along the way.
• Turnarounds and Interim COO
  • Lean Six Sigma Toolbox can take a rapid, cross functional approach to turn help a company that is not profitable or needs large scale change quickly.
  • For example, a new mattress company needed to streamline operations before an IPO.
  • Another product company was struggling to be profitable despite growing 25% year over year. In these scenarios the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox team comes in to perform an assessment then changes multiple aspects of the organization and processes quickly to achieve the desired outcome.

Foundational Tools in the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox

A toolbox puts everything you need to get the job done at your fingertips. Some tools are used every day and become well worn. Others may rest at the bottom of your toolbox, ready to grab when you need them. Our job at Lean Six Sigma Toolbox is to give your team the tools they need, when they need them, so they can be experts at structured problem solving and process design.

While not a comprehensive list the following tools are essential to the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox and should be understood by leaders responsible for continuously improving your business.

• Just In Time
• Continuous Flow
• Kanban
• 8 wastes (7 wastes if you’re a purist)
• Reducing Variation
• DMAIC – Project Management
• Kaizen Event – Rapid Project Management
• Poka Yoke – Mistake Proofing
• Quick Changeover
• Standard Work
• 5S

As you can see from the above image, Lean is built on a foundation of respect. If that does not exist, you cannot and are not a Lean organization. This key point is missed by most and results in catastrophic failure by companies trying to be Lean without it. Respect is the foundation of the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox.

Six Sigma – Part of the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox

Today Lean and Six Sigma have been combined into a single methodology to improve your business. It is important, however, to understand that the history and approach used by Six Sigma is fundamentally different than Lean. Lean or the Toyota Production System came from Japan, from Toyota, from the teachings of Deming and Ohno and Shingo. Six Sigma came from the United States, from Motorola, from Bill Smith and others. They brought together a lot of quality tools and ideas to eliminate defects in manufacturing, save money, and become more efficient. While the desired outcome is similar to Lean the approach is very different.

Six Sigma is built on a foundation of data.

In God We Trust… All Others Bring Data!

-Six Sigma Gurus

The goal of Six Sigma is to eliminate sources of variation through structured problem solving. Sound familiar? Eliminating variation is 1 of the 3 focus areas of Lean.

The Six Sigma Toolbox

The Six Sigma Toolbox fits nicely within the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox because variation causes defects, rework, delay, which are all waste! Some key tools include:

• Statistical Quality Control
• Pareto
• Control Charts
• Correlation
• Regression
• ANOVA
• Design of Experiments
• Confidence Intervals
• Hypothesis Testing
• Control Plans
• Voice of the Customer

There are a lot of quality tools. More than we could possible list here. Which ones are most useful? It depends on your industry, your job, and the problem you are trying to solve.

Six Sigma’s approach is traditionally more technical than Lean. You won’t be teaching everyone how to do a DOE (design of experiments), at least you shouldn’t. Some companies try, training all their employees in statistics when only a handful are really needed. What a waste! Lean is more of a “people’s approach” to solving problems. It uses basic tools like 5 Whys to help everyone solve problems. Everyone should be trained in these tools which is what our Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt courses accomplish.

Where Six Sigma historically relied on experts with a technical skill set, our Lean Six Sigma training balances both areas in a unified, pragmatic approach. Using both Lean and Six Sigma together will help your team solve problems more quickly, and design processes that have high quality and efficiency.

The Key to Success

The Key to your success will be learning the foundational tools and putting them in your Lean Six Sigma Toolbox. Then using the tools that are useful to you over and over again until they become second nature. It’s also important to grow your toolbox. Increase your knowledge and skill so you don’t start using a hammer for everything just because you are really good with a hammer.

We are here to help! Let the experience of the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox team be your guide on the Lean journey.

Who Benefits?

Healthcare is taking advantage of Lean Six Sigma in a big way. They are cutting wait times, improving patient outcomes, and making life easier on the staff. It is amazing to see how the same tools that evolved in manufacturing work so well in any environment, particularly healthcare.

Manufacturing. Of course the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox works in manufacturing. It was created there to solve real problems everyone faces like, too many defects, too much inventory, rework, scrap, long lead times, etc…

Your Team. Your employees are and should be the primary people who benefit. Lean Six Sigma should make their life easier. Overburdening is one of the 3 focus areas of Lean. It should be your focus as well! Happy employees make great products and provide amazing service. It’s true.

Your Customers. Lower costs, faster delivery, higher quality products. All of these promises can be delivered with a team of problem solvers on your side. Teach your team the tools in the Lean Six Sigma Toolbox and support them as they go to work solving problems for your customers.

Lean Six Sigma Works!

Sign up for one of our Live Online courses and see how Lean Six Sigma can work for you and your business.

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Lean Six Sigma Certification Can Benefit Your Organization

Lean Six Sigma Certification Training is a great way to unlock the potential of your organization and improve operations. The certification focuses on teaching your team leaders how to identify and cut waste or inefficiency. This helps the organization to achieve its objectives faster.

Many Advantages

There are lots of advantages to participating in a Lean Six Sigma Certification Training program.

First, the training provides your team with an introduction to the Lean method and demonstrates how it can be applied in your organization. This helps your business to end the delays and errors that occur in traditional processes.

Second, the training gives your employees the knowledge and skills they need to manage their own teams and projects.

Third, Lean Six Sigma training helps you to meet the goals and objectives you have for your organization.

Certification Training

We offer lots of different options for the Lean Six Sigma Certification Training. If you’re looking for a fast, competitive training solution, our online Lean Six Sigma Toolbox courses will suit you perfectly.

Your learners will be able to work through the training modules at their own pace. This means they can fit the course into their busy lives at a time that suits them. We can also offer in-person training sessions with hands-on instruction from industry experts.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Increased Quality and Efficiency

When it comes to improving production processes, there’s nothing better than Lean Six Sigma Certification. The training teaches your team how to streamline processes and use the Lean Six Sigma method to cut waste and improve quality.

Lean Six Sigma certification will help your organization acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver top-notch performance, lower costs, and improved customer satisfaction every time.

Lower Costs

Training with Lean Six Sigma Toolbox provides a unique blended approach to learning that combines online study with live, one-on-one instruction. This approach offers great results at competitive rates.

Because our expert Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belts have spent years working in the business world, your team will benefit from specialists that have direct experience in the field.

The Benefits of Lean Six Sigma Toolbox Training

Whichever type of Lean Six Sigma Certification Training you choose, the key benefits of the program remain the same. By giving your employees the necessary knowledge and skills, you’re helping them to improve efficiency and productivity. This leads to better outcomes, happy customers, and increased profits.

The Lean Six Sigma Certification Training program can help your business to reach its full potential and achieve its goals.

• Greater efficiency

• Improved productivity

• Better outcomes

• Happy customers

• Successful projects

• Increased profits

Call Today to Learn More About Lean Six Sigma Certification

Give Lean Six Sigma Toolbox a call today and our friendly team will be happy to explain how we can help your organization flourish.