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Why does Six Sigma need Lean?

There has been much written about both Lean and Six Sigma and many within the business improvement industry have promoted the use of both techniques combined as Lean Sigma, but just why do the experts say that you should use…

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Principles of Lean Manufacturing

  In their book “The Machine That Changed the World” Womack and Jones define 5 principles of Lean Manufacturing. These Lean Principles define the philosophy of lean. These principles are;   Specify Value as perceived by the Customer Identify the…