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OEE vs TEEP in Lean Manufacturing: Which Equipment Performance Measure Should You Use?
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) measures losses during scheduled production. Total Effective Equipment Performance (TEEP) extends…

Lean Six Sigma in Local Government: Reducing Permit Processing Times Without Compromising Statutory Checks

What Does a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Do? A Worked Example of Reducing Order Errors

Lean Six Sigma Process Optimisation: First-Pass Yield and Rolled Throughput Yield Explained with an Example

What Lean Actually Means, and Why Most Programmes Miss It
Ask ten people in an organisation what Lean means and you will get answers ranging…

DMAIC with Process Mining: Using Event Logs to Uncover Bottlenecks and Rework
Process mining gives DMAIC teams event records for examining process paths and repeated activities. The…

Design of Experiments in Lean Six Sigma: Moving Beyond One-Factor-at-a-Time Testing
Design of experiments (DOE) lets a Lean Six Sigma team test process inputs together and…

Lean Six Sigma in Nursing: Using Time Studies to Free Up Time for Patient Care
Start DMAIC with the nursing evidence A nursing time study needs a defined patient-care objective,…

The 7 wastes (muda): the reference typology for identifying what does not create value
In many organisations, performance is still measured through what visibly moves forward: volumes produced, deadlines…

Agile Meets Lean Six Sigma: Blending Methodologies for Speed and Precision
Process improvement teams have spent the past decade arguing about which methodology deserves the top…