http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com If you're in the business world, you have either heard of lean manufacturing or six sigma. Almost every company in either the service or manufacturing sector has adopted one of these two disciplines as an improvement methodology. Some businesses have... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-six-sima-roadmap-476813.html 19th February 2008 The word "kaizen" is used in the business world to depict a team working on a quick continuous improvement project. The word is actually Japanese for "incremental improvement". Kaizen events are often conducted as part of the lean manufacturing proce... http://cwright.articlealley.com/kaizens-for-lean-manufacturing-and-six-sigma-463020.html 28th January 2008 Six sigma is gaining in popularity as one of the most business improvement initiatives. Major corporations such as GE and Motorola implemented six sigma principles for many years. However, in recent years, the six sigma methodology has gained widesp... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-six-sigma-for-healthcare-247832.html 15th November 2007 Six sigma and lean manufacturing are utilized as improvement tools to improve the business. This improvement can take many forms, such as increased business, reduced costs, and improved cycle times or service. Although lean six sigma projects can be ut... http://cwright.articlealley.com/strategic-use-of-lean-six-sigma-244624.html 10th November 2007 There are many companies implementing lean manufacturing through their continuous improvement initiatives. Often, one of the first decisions is to send a few employees to a lean manufacturing seminar.Too often, the individuals selected look for a local s... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-manufacturing-seminar-238345.html 06th November 2007 There are many definitions of lean manufacturing. Some include words about value added activities and waste reduction.Our definition is the "continuous elimination of all waste resulting in a system of value added activity". The key word is continuous.... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-manufacturing-definition-237980.html 05th November 2007 Lean Manufacturing is being utilized by businesses of all sizes today. Although it took a few years to become mainstream, the success stories from mid-size to large corporations have pushed lean manufacturing down to very small organizations.Most of the... http://cwright.articlealley.com/20-step-lean-manufacturing-implementation-roadmap-236894.html 05th November 2007 Companies of all sizes are now implementing lean manufacturing. Businesses as small as a dentist office are blogging about using lean manufacturing techniques to improve the process and lower costs.If a company is contemplating hiring a lean manufacturin... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-manufacturing-consultant-233948.html 30th October 2007 Inside the lean manufacturing community, there is talk of a few high profiles failures recently. There is a lot of discussion with the lean community regarding how this could happen.Most of the real lean manufacturing experts understand the few reasons ... http://cwright.articlealley.com/6-reasons-why-lean-manufacturing-and-six-sigma-fails-226403.html 11th October 2007 Lean Manufacturing is being implemented in thousands of corporations today. Although the discipline has been in existence for over two decades, only the largest corporations have any long term use of the tools.In fact, many corporations have only begun ... http://cwright.articlealley.com/prevent--lean-manufacturing-and-six-sigma-failure-226305.html 11th October 2007 Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma are wildly popular continuous improvement methodologies, utilized by thousands of corporations today.Some companies decide to implement lean manufacturing, while others believe six sigma is the necessary initiative to impr... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-six-sigma-226118.html 11th October 2007 A new job has emerged in recent years, the title of which more resembles a karate instructor than a business professional. It is called the Six Sigma Black Belt.After years of use by major corporations, six sigma is being utilized by small and mid-size ... http://cwright.articlealley.com/six-sigma-black-belt-certification-218340.html 25th September 2007 Six Sigma TrainingSix sigma was once reserved for the largest corporations in the world. During the last few years, six sigma has moved to mid-size and small organizations seeking a way to improve their business. Some of these companies employ a singl... http://cwright.articlealley.com/six-sigma-training-215076.html 20th September 2007 Kaizen - Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement One of the most popular buzzwords in business today is the word "kaizen". It is a Japanese word meaning "incremental improvement". Kaizen was formalized by the Toyota Production System, which is... http://cwright.articlealley.com/kaizen--lean-manufacturing-continuous-improvement-201208.html 14th August 2007 5S - Lean Manufacturing Foundation The 5S system is widely used today in a very large percentage of manufacturing businesses. Many non-manufacturing companies also employ the discipline. The 5S system is one of the most common lean manufacturing... http://cwright.articlealley.com/5s--lean-manufacturing-foundation-197471.html 06th August 2007 Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma? Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma are two of the most popular improvement initiatives utilized by major corporations. Many companies employ both methodologies combined under the name Lean Six Sigma. Many companies ... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-manufacturing-or-six-sigma--which-method-is-best-193866.html 27th July 2007 Lean Manufacturing - where to begin Almost everyone in manufacturing has heard about lean manufacturing. Most large corporations are in various stages of implementation. Many companies are currently applying the principles and building a lean found... http://cwright.articlealley.com/lean-manufacturing--where-to-begin-185788.html 13th July 2007