As we have previously covered on this blog, the primary purpose of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology is to eliminate waste and reduce variation in manufacturing, service and design processes, thus ...

In practice, lean manufacturing is an operating philosophy that yields a number of long-term benefits that aren’t always obvious to those who are considering adopting it. The first thing most ...

While Lean principles have been known and applied in a variety of manufacturing processes, the applications in product development have been slower to come. Several companies have also applied Lean to ...

There's a tension between development and production that occurs across all businesses. For IT, it often means development versus operations. Managers that master "lean approaches" can learn to ...

As a business philosophy, lean focuses on creating value for customers by removing product-related preconceptions and ideas from the organization. Through constant market testing and customer insights ...