six Sigma

Many of the companies or individuals pursue strategic objectives, without being clear in the first instance about the client's needs, if they have the adequate capacity, if the way in which the measurements of parameters and indicators are being derived to achieve the established metrics are the correct ones according to what is being considered.

It often happens that the key performance indicators are not congruent with a systematic vision of the organization, pressing for results in isolation, when an integration of departments under common objectives is required, all this after reducing costs and thus achieving better profitability. Faced with such a scenario, Lean Six Sigma is what you need to implement.

We would say that Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement methodology that combines two techniques, Lean and Six Sigma. The fundamental principle of Lean is the elimination of waste, while Six sigma is a method based on the analysis of data and metrics that examines the repetitive processes of companies and aims to bring quality to close levels to excellence, reducing defects as much as possible, aiming to reach the figure of 3.4 defects per million opportunities. And it differs from other methods in that it tries to prevent problems before they occur.

How is it Achieved?

Creating an infrastructure with trained personnel, trained and focused on continuous improvement, supported by an organization by value chains.

Where can Lean Six Sigma be applied?

Lean Six Sigma can be applied to organizations of all nature (manufacturing, services, public administration), size and for all types of processes (transactional and productive).

1. Customer Orientation. One of the great successes of Lean Six Sigma is to consider the customer as the starting point to achieve the desired success.
2. Management oriented to data and facts.
3. Process orientation, process management and process improvement.
4. Proactive management and collaboration without borders.
5. Pursuit of excellence.

To implement the model successfully, there are several factors to consider, among which are:

1. Management involvement.
2. Knowledge of the model.
3. Relationship with business strategy.
4. Relationship with the client.
5. Project selection.
6. Organizational infrastructure.
7. Change in business culture.
8. Project management knowledge of the parties involved.
9. Relationship with suppliers.
10. Training of project participants in the six sigma methodology.
11. Relationship with personnel planning.
    

• Costs reduction.
• Productivity improvement.
• Market share increase.
• Customer loyalty.
• Cycle time reduction.
• Reduction of defects.
• Change of culture in the organization.
• Product and service development.
• An alternating range of possibilities.