Category: Lean Six Sigma Topics
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A Lean Practitioner case study: Cutting a 140-day onboarding process down to 69 days
When a developer completes a new housing estate and the homes are ready for occupation, the streetlights are often the last piece of infrastructure still waiting to be connected. Unlike…
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A Black Belt Case Study: How Mike Douglas Cut Power Station Start-Up Times and Saved £171,000 a Year
Britain’s grid now runs on a lot of weather. When the wind drops, a gas-fired power station has to make up the difference in minutes, so how quickly it can…
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New London location for Green Belt and Black Belt Services certification
The Lean Six Sigma Company has opened a new training location in London, offering its Green Belt and Black Belt Services programmes from a permanent base in the City. The…
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Green Belt case study: How Elisa Iribarren reduced waste in cosmetics manufacturing
At The Lean Six Sigma Company, we believe the true value of Lean Six Sigma lies in the combination of personal development and measurable business impact. A recent Green Belt…
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Lean Six Sigma ROI: Real savings from 200 projects
Last updated: August 2026 Every year, thousands of professionals take on a Lean Six Sigma course hoping for two things: a genuine step forward in their own career, and the…
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The Value of Value Stream Mapping
Value Stream Mapping is one of the most useful ways to understand how work really flows. Many process problems are difficult to solve because they are not caused by one…
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What Lean Six Sigma can teach us about Data Privacy
When people think about Lean Six Sigma, they typically think about reducing waste, improving quality, and creating more efficient processes. Data privacy, on the other hand, is often viewed as…
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What are Kaizen events?
The Value of Kaizen Events in Continuous Improvement A Kaizen event is one of the most practical ways to turn improvement thinking into visible change. Many people learn about Lean…
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How Eurostar’s Temple Mills Depot is building a culture of Continuous Improvement
At Eurostar’s Temple Mills depot, Continuous Improvement has shifted from a side initiative to a driver of operational success. With rising maintenance demands and pressure on planning, the team introduced…
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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 to align them with customer specifications. This concept plays a…
