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Lean Six Sigma

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Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste;[1]
combining lean manufacturing/lean enterprise and Six Sigma to eliminate the eight kinds of waste (muda): defects, overproduction, waiting,
non-utilized talent, transportation, inventory, motion, extra-processing (abbreviated as "DOWNTIME").
The Lean Six Sigma concepts were first published in a book titled Lean Six Sigma: Combining Six Sigma with Lean Speed by Michael George
and Robert Lawrence Jr. in 2002. Lean Six Sigma utilises the DMAIC phases similar to that of Six Sigma. The Lean Six Sigma projects
comprise the Lean's waste elimination projects and the Six Sigma projects based on the critical to quality characteristics. The DMAIC toolkit
of Lean Six Sigma comprises all the Lean and Six Sigma tools. The training for Lean Six Sigma is provided through the belt based training
system similar to that of Six Sigma. The belt personnel are designated as white belts, yellow belts, green belts, black belts and master black
belts, similar to karate.

Lean Six Sigma organization structure

For each of these belt levels skill sets are available that describe which of the overall Lean Six Sigma tools are expected to be part at a certain
Belt level. These skill sets provide a detailed description of the learning elements that a participant will have acquired after completing a training program. The level upon which
these learning elements may be applied is also described. The skill sets reflects elements from Six Sigma, Lean and other process improvement methods like the theory of constraints
(TOC) total productive maintenance (TPM).

See also
Business process
Design for Six Sigma
DMAIC
Lean manufacturing
Six Sigma
Total productive maintenance
Total quality management

References
1. "Xerox cuts popular lean six sigma program" (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2014/10/13/xerox-cuts-popular-lean-six-sigma-program-jobs/17203841/).
democratandchronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

External links
Lean Six Sigma for Real Business Results (http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/redp4447.html?OpenDocument), IBM Redguide
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