Use cases
Reducing Packaging Stockouts at a Bakery
An illustrative bakery project shows how a Yellow Belt could investigate packaging shortages and test…
Cutting Permit Delays Across an Environmental Agency
Minnesota’s documented Six Sigma deployment shows how programme governance, internal capability and coordinated projects can…
Recovering Lost Electricity Output at a Power Plant
A documented turbine improvement project shows how statistical analysis supports operating changes, and what a…
Cutting Setup Time for Aerospace Tube Cleaning
A documented aerospace cleaning project shows how a tightly scoped connection task can support process…
Sustaining Pharmaceutical Improvement at Scale
Eli Lilly’s documented deployment shows how project priorities, Black Belt capability and programme governance must…
Cutting Rework in Loan and Lease Applications
A documented banking experiment shows how better application instructions can reduce rework, with a Black…
Cutting Milk-Run Delivery Times in a Factory Supply Chain
A Green Belt project inside a water-heater plant used DMAIC to shrink milk-run route times…
Cutting Defects on an Automotive Seal Line With a Check Sheet and a Pareto Chart
A real DMAIC case at an Indian rubber weather-strip plant shows how far a Yellow…
Reducing Patient Falls on a Hospital Unit With a Check Sheet and a Pareto Chart
A documented healthcare quality improvement example shows how a check sheet and Pareto chart isolate…
