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11 Effective Process Improvement Techniques in Manufacturing

Unleashed

Six Sigma Six Sigma’s methodology was developed in the 1980s by a scientist at Motorola. The Six Sigma concept says that all processes in an organisation can be measured and optimised for improvement using a statistical benchmark. In addition to the Six Sigma concept is Lean Six Sigma.

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25 Lean Manufacturing Tools – 5S, Six Sigma & Beyond

Unleashed

Lean Six Sigma Six Sigma is a set of methodologies first devised by Motorola in the 1980s, designed to improve the quality of Motorola’s products to the point where defects were so rare as to be statistically insignificant. When combined with lean practices, it becomes Lean Six Sigma.

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AI Business Process Automation: Revolutionizing Efficiency in the Corporate World

Elementum

One of the key benefits of AI business process automation is its ability to handle complex tasks that traditionally require human intervention, such as data entry, document processing, and decision-making processes. By automating these processes, businesses can free up their employees to focus on more strategic and value-added activities.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Benefits, Challenges & Architecture

SCMDOJO

To accomplish this, supply chain analytics collects, analyzes, and synthesizes data from a wide variety of sources. This involves examining and enhancing processes like sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, inventory management, and delivery.

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What Does a Procurement Manager Do? Job Description and Requirements

SCMDOJO

Muddassir is a Six Sigma black belt and founded the leading supply chain platform SCMDOJO to enable supply chain professionals and teams to thrive by providing best-in-class knowledge content, tools and access to experts. Dr. Muddassir has received a PhD in Management Science from Lancaster University Management School.

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How to Sustain a Lean Culture in Manufacturing & Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The focus is to eliminate all wastes in the organization, improve processes, solve root cause problems, create a pull environment, and ensure that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) works for quality and daily problem solving using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) and PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, and Act). Why are we doing this?

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ERP Master Data: A Guide to Improve Quality & Governance

SCMDOJO

With ERP, you get the best of both worlds – a single source of truth where master data creation takes place, and this wealth of information becomes accessible to all programs and authorized customers. Understand Key segments of Master Data in business functions to create a comprehensive picture of data sources.