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Lean vs. Six Sigma: Which Methodology is Better?

USC Consulting Group

If you’re in manufacturing, you’ve certainly heard of two process methodologies, Lean and Six Sigma. Lean, which has been around forever and has recently migrated from the manufacturing floor into other industries (they’re even talking about Lean HR methods) and Six Sigma, a newer technique. Processing.

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Six Sigma Tools and Inventory Management

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Growing up in the 1990s, you might have heard the term “Six Sigma” at the dinner table or in the news. In reality, Six Sigma aims to keep product variation and thus defects to a minimum. At first glance, there may not be much synergy between Six Sigma and inventory management.

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Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization and Lean/Six Sigma

Supply Chain Action Blog

One of the most predominant lean tools used for identifying waste is Value Stream Mapping which helps identify eight wastes, including overproduction, waiting, over-processing, unnecessary inventory, handling and transportation, defects, and underutilized talent. The Importance of Six Sigma.

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Lean Inventory: Using Lean Initiatives To Manage Inventory

GlobalTranz

What is Lean Inventory Management? More firms are implementing lean inventory management techniques to reduce costs, improve flexibility and have more time to focus on their customers. Lean supply chain and inventory management enable Small Medium Businesses (SMB) to improve efficiency and increase profits.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Reduce Inventory

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Are you tired of dealing with excessive inventory levels that eat up your storage space, tie up your capital, and hinder your company’s growth? If so, then it’s time to consider the numerous benefits of reducing inventory. Inventories are designed to match customer(s) demand. The same applies to inventory reduction.

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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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5 Outstanding Transport & Logistics Book for Managers

Supply Chain Opz

Are you a transportation and logistics professional who are looking for inspiring ideas to improve the operations? However, they asked "What are some good transport and logistics book you''d recommend?". Then, a synchronization of inventory management, warehouse management and transportation management is essential.

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