Tag Archives: Muda

Getting started with Lean Six-Sigma!

A quick overview and introduction guide to Lean Six-Sigma.

The introduction slide deck contains following topics:

  • The core principles: definition of value creation and waste in business processes, fluent business processes and variation elimination
  • The scientific approach: quantify, measure and act
  • DMAIC model: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
  • SIPOC Diagram: Suppliers, Input, Process, Outputs, Customers
  • DMADV: Define, Measurement, Analysis, Design, Verify
  • Waste, inconsistencies and Unnecessariness: Muda, Mura, Muri
  • DOWNTIME: Defects, Overproduction, Waiting, Nonutilized talent, Transportation, Inventory excess, Motion waste, Excess Processing