Quality assurance methods address quality issues in the output of businesses. Lean and six sigma principles apply approaches and metrics to a process to promote efficiency with a minimum number of ...

Although Six Sigma itself doesn't target time delays, Lean Six Sigma, and its adaptations, does and one of its principles is that "on-time delivery equals quality." Time delays are chief among the ...

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles are more important for the medical device industry than ever before, says Dave Schleder, director of OEM/international operations at B. Braun (Allentown, PA ...

In today's competitive job market, professionals constantly seek ways to enhance their skills and stand out. One effective method is obtaining a Lean Six Sigma certification, which signifies expertise ...

While the full impact of healthcare reform is still unknown, hospitals will be under tremendous reimbursement pressure from insurers and the government. Hospitals will need to improve their ...

The sprawling healthcare sector in the United States is incredibly complex. This complicated landscape includes diverse groups of healthcare providers, patients, and insurance providers and plans. All ...

Though the terms Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing often conjure images of industrial plants and assembly lines, the application of these principles has no limits. Any industry that provides a product ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Ries is, at first glance, very different from the quality gurus who presided–either physically or in spirit–over GE in the last century. In the 1950s William Edwards Deming taught the Japanese to ...

Organizations aim to improve their processes’ efficiency and effectiveness by reducing waste, which creates a need for experts in project management frameworks and process improvement techniques such ...

White Belt certification is the first level of certification that you can receive in Lean Six Sigma training through the Goodwin College of Professional Studies. The White Belt certification is ...

The Department of Defense, thousands of private sector companies and even the state government of Iowa uses it, so why are Congress and the president silent on it? Six Sigma, and more specifically ...