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Six Sigma ‘Control’ Tollgate Review

Table of contents What is a Tollgate Review? The ‘Control’ Stage Tollgate Review process Monitoring Plan Documented Procedures Transfer of Ownership (Project Closure) Integrating and Institutionalizing Improvements, Knowledge and Learnings Control Stage...

Six Sigma Analyze Tollgate Review + Free Template

Table of contents Six Sigma Analyze Tollgate Review Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) (Qualitative Analysis) Quantitative Analysis Analyze Stage Deliverables Related SSDSI Articles Six Sigma Analyze Tollgate Review A Six Sigma Analyze phase Tollgate Review is...

Six Sigma “Improve” Phase Tollgate Review: Free Template

Table of contents Six Sigma “Improve” Phase Tollgate Review: Free Template Six Sigma Improve Phase – Tollgate Review Generating (and Testing) Possible Solutions Selecting the Best Solution(s) Designing the “Implementation Plan” Improve Stage...

Will Lean Quality Circles Survive?

This article about Lean Quality Circle was written by our guest Blogger: Dale Savage, Continuous Improvement & Training Administrator at Greenville Technology, IncQuality Circles have been a part of continuous improvement and associate involvement for many years....

A Lean Six Sigma Project to Reduce Leadtime at a Tubing Company

Table of Contents A Lean Six Sigma Project to Reduce Lead Time at a Tubing Company What is SME and VSM? A Lean Six Sigma Project to Reduce Lead Time at a Tubing Company At Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc. (SSDSI), we partnered with a tubing manufacturer to tackle...

Healthcare Case Study

Healthcare Case Study LEAN 5S Event Case Study at a Healthcare Center to Increase Bed Space and Remove the Need for a Proposed New Facility. Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc. was invited to a Health Care Center in South Texas by a new CEO. This hospital was in the...