Creating A Quality Environment
Just about every facet of quality in the automotive industry was made to benefit from both Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma. As a refresher for those of you who already are familiar with both, here is the main difference:
Six Sigma: was created to find and fix errors, defects and mistakes in every aspect of the company so as to give forth what the customer needs.
Lean Six Sigma (LSS): a set of tools and methods that help make a company operate faster, superior and cheaper than their competition.
Toyota Leads in More Ways than One
In 2006, Toyota’s net worth was $181.3 billion, GM’s was $15.2 billion and Ford’s was $12.2 billion.
Toyota takes 12 months or less to design a new car — all others take 2-3 years.
Toyota developed the Lean Six Sigma method; at its core, it’s about eliminating anything that is unnecessary. When waste is taken out, the result is more time, capital and speed!
Lean’s Seven Causes of Waste
- Overproduction
- Excess Inventory
- Waiting (of any kind is waste)
- Unnecessary movement of products (parts and tools too far)
- Unnecessary movement of staff (too far away from the next process)
- Incorrect or unneeded steps during processing.
- Defects or mistakes
*The above all ultimately lead to loss of capital. If more businesses big and small would see the value of both Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma, perhaps successful businesses would be more commonplace.
Quality Finds a Home
You don’t need to buy from China, to save money. Manufacture, build or produce right here in the US and trust the genius of Lean.
In conclusion, knowing what elements in your business are of true value. Eliminate the unnecessary delays and waste — that alone will increase your revenue tremendously.
“Motivation and intent is of true value.” — Anonymous
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