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Guide to Implementing 5S: The fourth ‘S’ (Standardize)

Table of contents Guide to Implementing 5S: The Fourth ‘S’ (Standardize) Why doesn’t the 5S principle sustain? In the 4th “S” (Standardize), the control comes in the form of a formal 5S Audit Feedback is an important part of the 4th...

Guide to Implementing the Second S in 5S (Set In Order)

Table of contentsGuide to Implementing the Second S in 5S (Set In Order)What Are The 5 S’s?The 5S system “Set In Order” follows the simple rule: “Everything has a Place and Everything in its Place”.This “S”, Set in Order, helps to reduce...

Guide to Implementing the First “S” in 5S Sort

Table of contentsGuide to Implementing the First S in 5S SortThe Lean 5S event is one of the most powerful in the Lean arsenal!The Mantra of the first “S”, Sort is “Get rid of what does not belong”“Sort” uses the “30-Day Rule” as a rule.One of the greatest benefits of...

Capability Analysis in a Six Sigma Project

Table of contents Capability Analysis in a Six Sigma Project What is the purpose of capability analysis? Three benefits of capability analysis Our take on Capability Analysis Three best practices for capability analysis Related articles Capability Analysis in a Six...

Resources Every Six Sigma Green Belt Should Have

Table of contents Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt Methodology Resources Theory of Constraints Methodology Minitab Help Related SSDSI Articles We are often asked in our Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) certification classes if we can suggest good Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt...

SMED Events: The Quickest Way to Get ROI From Your Lean Deployment

Table of contents SMED Events: The Quickest Way to Get ROI From Your LEAN Deployment What Most SMED Implementations Are Missing Related articles SMED Events: The Quickest Way to Get ROI From Your LEAN Deployment I have implemented SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies...