Lean Six Sigma Overview

Organizations are facing an environment of rapid change and dramatically increasing customer expectations while the availability of internal resources is declining. In order to better meet these challenges and remain competitive in the marketplace, a more sophisticated approach to performance improvement is needed.

The combination of the rigor of Six Sigma with the simplicity and practicality of Lean Enterprise gives organizations a larger cadre of tools to solve a broader range of problems. The result is the faster creation of value at the lowest possible cost.

STAT-A-MATRIX goes beyond the common approach of simply adding a limited set of Lean tools to the DMAIC improvement methodology. Our approach is broad and deep by providing your organization the opportunity to select and utilize the best improvement or design methodology for change. Based on the type of problem, the appropriate set of Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques can be applied. We provide your organization a flexible approach to solve a broad range of problems.

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We can help your organization:

• Integrate Lean into an existing Six Sigma initiative.
• Integrate Six Sigma into an existing Lean initiative.
• Initiate a new Lean Six Sigma initiative.

Summary of Lean Six Sigma Deployment Strategies

If your organization has been deploying Lean Six Sigma using one of these strategies,does it mean that you need to stop your efforts immediately? The answer is obviously no. There is a context in which each deployment strategy is advantageous, and your organization may be implementing a Lean Six Sigma program that is effective for you.We want to emphasize that since Six Sigma and Lean are management principles; they are much more than just a collection of tools and projects. A Lean Six Sigma implementation that pays attention to the essence of these principles can have a transformative impact on the business. The Integrated Lean Six Sigma approach that STAT-A-MATRIX offers is one way to do this—but it is not intended to replace any existing approaches that you may currently be successfully using. The STAT-A-MATRIX approach is intended to complement and enhance your current efforts. For further information on Lean Six Sigma, read our white paper Integrating Lean and Six Sigma Methodologies for Business Excellence.