You can become a desirable asset with training in Lean Six Sigma

What is Lean Six Sigma (LSS)?
Lean Six Sigma is a merging of Lean and Six Sigma, two popular methods for improving manufacturing productivity and quality. Both methodologies date back to the 1980s or earlier and have been adopted by manufacturing companies and by some branches of the US military.
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Lean is a methodology for improving the speed of a process. Six Sigma is a method of quality control to eliminate defects in a production process. A process operating at six sigmas is nearly perfect. Most U.S. companies operate at 3 sigmas. The combination, Lean Six Sigma combines the principles of Lean with the principles of Six Sigma, thereby improving a process with both optimization and elimination of defects.

Lean Six Sigma is a data driven methodology for improving a process. To implement it, a company must analyze its processes, whether they are managing accounts in a major financial firm or assembling parts in an appliance manufacturing plant. For each step of the process, records are kept in which details such as time used, specific steps taken, and actual number of movements on the part of personnel are recorded. A subsequent analysis shows where there is waste in the process, where mistakes are likely to be made, and helps identify possible improvements.

LSS is based on a series of principles. The first principle is "delight your customers with speed and quality." The second is, "improve process flow and speed," emphasizing that speed is directly tied to excellence. The methodology uses the language of martial arts such as black belt, green belt, and other terms.
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What will LSS do for me?
Lean Six Sigma training will make you an immediate asset to the many companies throughout the country that utilize the LSS methodology. Especially if your goal is to get into management, knowing how to apply the concepts that speed, discipline and excellence go hand in hand, you will be able to speak the new managerial language right from the point of interview. This will give you an advantage over new management trainees who have yet to learn the methodology.

How do I get LSS certification training, and how can I prove I have it? Several online colleges and institutions offer LSS training. The high demand courses can be completed in as little as eight weeks; upon completion you will receive a certificate indicative of your accomplishment. The courses are high demand, but usually low tuition.

Is LSS primarily a management tool?
Not really. Lean Six Sigma is an overall enterprise improvement methodology that uses data to monitor, control, and improve operational performance by eliminating and preventing 'defects' in products and associated processes. By eliminating waste and optimizing the process itself, the process is made easier for the production worker or employee. Even if you have no desire to be in management, an understanding of LSS principles will make you an attractive employee to any company using the tools.
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