Implement lean management and Six Sigma
Tools that help you implement lean management and Six Sigma.
15 tools
- Six Sigma — The core statistical discipline for cutting defects to near zero
- Lean Manufacturing Tool — Cuts waste by mapping the value stream and keeping customer-paid steps only
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt — The trained role that runs DMAIC projects to find and fix root causes
- Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) — The five-stage sequence Six Sigma projects are actually run on
- 5S System — The five-step workplace organisation base most lean programmes start with
- Kaizen — Runs small continuous improvements through a repeatable Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle
- Value Stream Mapping — Maps the whole process to find and remove non-value steps
- Just in Time Manufacturing — Pulls materials only as needed, cutting inventory and exposing problems
- Fishbone diagram — Sorts possible causes of a defect into categories so none get missed
- Five Whys — Digs past the symptom to the fixable cause behind a defect
- Total Quality Management (TQM) — The wider quality culture that lean and Six Sigma projects sit inside
- Theory of Constraints (TOC) — Finds the one bottleneck limiting flow before you optimise anywhere else
- Gemba Walk — Sends improvement leads to watch the actual work, not the report
- Pareto Analysis (The 80/20 Rule) — Prioritises which defect causes are actually worth fixing first
- Root Cause Analysis — The general discipline behind every DMAIC and kaizen investigation