The Network Effect

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Do Lean and Six Sigma have a place in tomorrow’s supply chain?

The Network Effect

Before I answer the title question, let’s have a quick refresher on what exactly Lean and Six Sigma are. Six Sigma owes its roots to the Statistical Process Control developments made by Dr. Walter Shewhart of Bell Laboratories in the 1920′s and later expanded upon by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Absolutely.

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What’s the biggest cause of poor performance in every supply chain?

The Network Effect

Included in this evolution will be simultaneous efforts focused on organizational change, process reengineering, and lean/six sigma program management. The fifth stage is where the concept of variation become very important. Variation is most likely the biggest cause for poor performance in any supply chain.