LSS Series #4: DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma Phase 5: CONTROL Welcome back to DTG’s Lean Six Sigma Series! In this final step of the DMAIC process you should have uncovered all waste and inefficiencies and have developed a plan to solve them. By learning the LSS methodology and understanding its value, you have brought…
LSS Series #4: DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma Phase 4: IMPROVE Welcome back to DTG’s Lean Six Sigma Series! This is the creative step in the DMAIC process where you begin to brainstorm on possible solutions resulting from all the data you have collected up to this point. To review, in the Analyze Phase, we…
LSS Series #4: DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma Phase 3: ANALYZE Welcome back to DTG’s Lean Six Sigma Series! Now we are halfway through the DMAIC process and hopefully you are beginning to grasp the importance of this methodology and how it will help you uncover inefficiencies and different types of waste in your operations…
LSS Series #3: DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma Phase 2: MEASURE Welcome back to DTG’s Lean Six Sigma Series! Understanding this methodology will help you uncover inefficiencies and different types of waste in your operations and will improve your productivity and efficiency factor. As we learned in the Define Phase, a “Project Charter” was created,…
LSS Series #2: DMAIC and Lean Six Sigma Phase 1: DEFINE For LSS Series #1 we explained the definition, principles, and benefits of Lean Six Sigma. Start your journey towards increased revenue, reduced costs and improved collaboration by using Lean Six Sigma Methodologies. Lean and Six Sigma complement each other. Lean accelerates Six Sigma, delivering…
LSS SERIES #1: The Meaning, Phases, and Benefits of Lean Six Sigma LSS combines Six Sigma methods and tools with the lean manufacturing/lean enterprise Philosophy. It strives to eliminate the waste of physical resources, time, effort, and talent while assuring quality in production and organizational processes. What Is the Meaning of Lean Six Sigma? Lean…
Expanding Your Business into New Markets DTG’s CEO and Co-Founder, Steve Shaheen recently shared some valuable insights in a Forbes Business Council post, about what’s next after achieving success in your initial target market. How do you ensure continued growth for your company? Businesses have a natural tendency to grow and go through similar life…
How to Use Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Implement Innovation and Identify Wasteful Processes In this webinar, DTG’s Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Cameron Shaheen, and SVP Product and Marketing, Anthony Antonuccio provide valuable insights on using LSS to justify innovation. How can a methodology originally developed to reduce manufacturing defects be used as an…
Understanding User Experience I recently shared a valuable lesson learned in a Forbes Business Council post, about the need to truly understand a customer’s business challenges in order to really meet their needs. While there’s so much talk right now about user experience (UX), employee experience (EX) and the like, it really boils down to…
Key Steps to Improve Safety in the Warehouse and Optimize Productivity As warehouse workers race to meet increasing shipping targets against the backdrop of a severe labor shortage, reports of accidents, repetitive stress injuries, and debilitating health conditions are skyrocketing. DTG CEO Steve Shaheen points out in a recent SupplyChainBrain article that a few key…