What is Lean and Six Sigma?
Lean manufacturing focuses on maximizing the value of the manufacturing process through reduction or complete elimination of waste that is produced during the manufacturing process. The lean manufacturing also takes into account the waste that is created through errors or an overload of the manufacturing process (Greenberg, 2002). Six sigma on the other hand is an approach that will help to reduce or eliminate defects. The main objective of Six Sigma is to focus on the improvement of the different processes involved in the manufacturing phase to reduce the variations that can occur during the production phase and can Continue reading...