Lean and Six Sigma Basics: Cut Waste, Fix Root Causes
Continuous Improvement, Lean & Six Sigma: leave with a fishbone diagram, 5-whys chain, Pareto chart and a PDCA improvement plan.
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What this session would cover
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- 1Why continuous improvement, lean & six sigma matters — the common problem: The same operational problem keeps coming back because only symptoms get fixed.
- 2Core concepts in plain language: Continuous improvement, Kaizen, Lean management, waste reduction, value-stream mapping, 5S
- 3Going further: visual management, standard work, error-proofing, root-cause analysis, five whys, fishbone diagrams
- 4Framework walkthrough: DMAIC, Five Whys, Fishbone Diagram, Pareto Analysis, 5S
- 5Practical workflow, built live: A fishbone diagram, 5-whys chain, Pareto chart and a PDCA improvement plan.
- 6How to measure it: Throughput, Cycle time, Utilization, Backlog, Service-level achievement, On-time-in-full delivery
- 7An illustrative case (a fictional example, not a client result), then live Q&A on your own situation
Who it's for
- • Operations managers and supervisors
- • Small-business owners running day-to-day work
- • Admin, supply-chain and quality teams
You'd leave with
- A fishbone diagram, 5-whys chain, Pareto chart and a PDCA improvement plan.
- A working understanding of DMAIC and Five Whys
- A short list of measures to track: Throughput, Cycle time, Utilization
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