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What is a Black Belt?

Within any organisation which has embraced Continuous Improvement’, ‘Lean’ or ‘Lean Six Sigma,  you will encounter terminology such as Yellow…
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What will I learn with Lean Six Sigma?

Lean Six Sigma is a methodology aimed at improving quality and efficiency in processes. It does so by using various…
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Voice of the Customer (VOC)

The Voice of the Customer (VOC) is a fundamental principle in Lean Six Sigma, a methodology aimed at improving processes…
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Lean manufacturing 4.0

Smart Lean and Smart Six Sigma, including their many different names, are on the rise. Smart Industry is making Lean…
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Continuous Improvement

What is Continuous Improvement and why is it important? Continuous improvement is a strategic and cultural approach focused on enhancing…
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Coaching Kata

Toyota has been engaged in continuous improvement for decades. They see continuous adjustment and improvement of stable processes as the…
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Theory of Constraints (Bottleneck)

Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy developed by Eliyahu Goldratt. This methodology focuses on identifying and optimising bottlenecks…
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SMED Method

The abbreviation SMED stands for Single Minute Exchange of Dies and was conceived by the Japanese Shigeo Shingo, an industrial engineer…
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Operational Excellence

Operational excellence is one of the value strategies according to Treacy and Wiersema. They argue that an organization should master…
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Critical to Quality (CTQ)

Critical to Quality (CTQ) is a pivotal concept in the Lean Six Sigma methodology, serving as the keystone for achieving…
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PDCA

PDCA, also known as the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, is a proven and powerful improvement method widely used within many organizations. With…
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OKR

OKR stands for Objective and Key Results, meaning the setting of objectives and results following a framework possibly wholly monitorable…
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