Lean and Lean Sigma

摘要

There is no debate that correctly applied Lean manufacturing philosophies can increase production efficiency. However, there are variations in Lean tools. The fundamental difference between Lean and Lean Sigma is that while Lean manufacturing focuses on the elimination of waste by removing steps in processes, Six Sigma fine-tunes processes by focusing on specific process improvement activities.rnImplement core Lean philosophy first. EPIC chose to implement Lean manufacturing principles first. Major points of focus included: 1. Process flexibility. A critical first step was developing a production process that could handle small lot sizes over a wide range of customers and product types. This included working with suppliers capable of modifying their equipment to support rapid changeovers.