Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a vital part of today's business environment. It attacks inefficiencies - waste caused by defects and eliminates non value-added flow of information or materials, data storage, ...

After a successful use of lean processes to streamline its emergency department throughput, Cincinnati-based TriHealth executives got interested in imbedding lean processes elsewhere in the system. So ...

As a young girl growing up in the outskirts of Bombay, India, Charvi Shetty has distinct memories of her mother and older brother struggling to breathe. Beyond coping with the air pollution that ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (May 4, 2015) -- Thirty-one employees at Picatinny Arsenal received certification as part of the Lean Six Sigma program during a ceremony April 14 at the Cannon Gate Catering ...

Only 18% of computer science majors are women. To help fix this “funnel problem” and balance the genders in tech, Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In project is starting a “CS&E Chapter”. Potential and current ...

Lean In's co-founders want to see more women leaders. They're hoping a new program aimed at girls and young teens can help. Lean In, co-founded by CEO Rachel Thomas and former Meta Chief Operating ...

I visited a company a few weeks ago that asks all of their employees to do a green belt project. It’s not mandatory, but completion of a project is part of their annual review. Not surprisingly, the ...

A study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety examines the effectiveness of a Lean Six Sigma-based quality improvement program on timing of patient discharge. For the ...