What are the major differences between Lean and Six Sigma?

7M, 7 QC, DOEReduce cycle times, product defects, changeover time, equipment failures, etc.

Statistical methods for valid comparison, SPCTest to confirm improvement

Team skills, project managementPlan new layouts

Cause-and-effect, FMEAEvaluate the options

Process control planningCreate standard work combination sheets

Data collection tools and techniques, SPCCalculate process capacity and Takt time

Data collection tools and techniques, SPCTime the process

Process mapping and flowchartingDocument current layout and flow

Data collection and analysis toolsCollect product & production data

Knowledge DiscoveryUnderstanding Current conditions

Project management skillsProject-based implementation

Customer requirements measurement, Cross-functional management

Focus on customer value stream

Policy Deployment MethodologyEstablished methodology for improvements

6σ CONTRIBUTIONLEAN

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5S

Lean Awareness

VisualControls

Kanban JIT

Change Control

Flow Manufacturing

Standard Operations

Leveled Production

Multi-ProcessOperations

Jidoka

QA Maintenance and Safety

ManpowerReductions