| Service organizations are one group that needs to | | | | have thought possible. |
| focus on eliminating waste and keeping things | | | | Lean Six Sigma focuses on getting things eliminated |
| working well on every level at all times. Having | | | | and resolving quality problems quickly with the help of |
| glitches or complications with processes will only | | | | eight areas of waste. Those areas include human |
| serve to slow down an organization and keep them | | | | talent, defects, overproduction, processing, wasted |
| from reaching their full potential. Fortunately, for | | | | time, inventory, motion, and transportation. Eliminating |
| these companies, eliminating waste is a fairly simple | | | | as many unnecessary processes or events as |
| process that involves getting things right the first | | | | possible in this process is going to be essential to a |
| time, and getting rid of processes that don't achieve | | | | successful end result for any service organization. |
| this. By measuring performance levels, you can | | | | When the goal of Lean Six Sigma Projects becomes |
| quickly begin on the path to eliminating anything that | | | | to get things right the first time, any service |
| doesn't give you success the first time. | | | | organization will likely be reducing these wastes |
| As a service organization, there is no room for error | | | | without even realizing it at some points throughout |
| on any level. When it comes to providing services | | | | the process. |
| directly to the public, they want them to be correct | | | | Service organizations cannot afford the time or |
| all the time, every time. After all, they should not | | | | money involved in not having things running at top |
| have to pay for a service that isn't done properly. | | | | capacity at all times. Traditional Six Sigma tools used |
| Once the data has been collected, the problem | | | | in conjunction with the speed and waste reduction of |
| processes can be identified and then eliminated or | | | | Lean Six Sigma can offer an excellent solution for |
| corrected so that the error rate is non-existent or as | | | | any service business that needs some quick and |
| close as it can get to that point. No one is perfect, | | | | efficient improvement. As long as the tools are used |
| and no business is going to have perfect results | | | | correctly, they can provide the answer service |
| every time. However, by employing the tools of Lean | | | | organizations have been seeking for many years. All |
| Six Sigma to reduce wastes within the organization, | | | | in all, Lean Six Sigma is definitely a good choice for |
| you can certainly get a lot closer to it than you might | | | | improvement for many different areas. |