Improving Productivity Using Lean Six-Sigma

Lean Six-Sigma is usual advocated as a process for quality improvement and productivity is viewed as a by-product of the process. This paper
explores the use of Lean Six-Sigma as a methodology for productivity improvement as a major goal. The metrics for success must necessarily
incorporate productivity. The paper provides a measurement approach that explicitly targets productivity improvements for the firm while
meeting customer demand for quality.

Keywords

Quality, Productivity Improvement, Six-Sigma, Lean Philosophy

References

Box, George and Luceno, Alberto (1999). Quality Quandries-Six-Sigma Process Drift, Capability Indices, and Feedback Adjustment, Report No. 176, Center for
Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
• Ohno, Taiichi (1988). Toyota Production System. Productivity Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-915299-14-3.
• Bodek, Norman (2004), "KAIKAKU - The Power and Magic of Lean - A study In Knowledge Transfer, PCS, Inc., PCS Press, Vancouver, WA 98664, 2004.
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• Harry, M. (1994) The Vision of Six-Sigma, Roadmap for Breakthrough, Sigma Publishing Company, May, 1988, 60-64.
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Ayodele Mobolurin, Kamal Agarwal, Mohammad Quasem . (2025). Improving Productivity Using Lean Six-Sigma. DIAS Technology Review, 11(1), 34-37.

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[1] Box, George and Luceno, Alberto (1999). Quality Quandries-Six-Sigma Process Drift, Capability Indices, and Feedback Adjustment, Report No. 176, Center for

[2] Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

[3] • Ohno, Taiichi (1988). Toyota Production System. Productivity Press. p. 8. ISBN 0-915299-14-3.

[4] • Bodek, Norman (2004), "KAIKAKU - The Power and Magic of Lean - A study In Knowledge Transfer, PCS, Inc., PCS Press, Vancouver, WA 98664, 2004.

[5] • Spear, S. and Bowen, K (1998), "Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System", HBR, September-October, 1999.

[6] • Harry, M. (1994) The Vision of Six-Sigma, Roadmap for Breakthrough, Sigma Publishing Company, May, 1988, 60-64.

[7] • Hoerl, R.W. (1998) Six-Sigma and the Future of the Quality Profession, Quality Progress, June, 35-42

[8] • Jusko, J. (1999). A Look at Lean, Industrial Week, December 6.

[9] • MacGregor, J.F. (1987) Interfaces Between Process Control and Online Statistical Control, Computing Systems Technology Division Communications, 10, 9-20.

[10] • Pyzdek T. (2000). Six Sigma and Lean Production, Quality Digest, p. 14.

[11] • Smith, W. (1992). Presentation at the Case Study Conference Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

[12] • Thomas, Beverly E. and Baron, John P. (1994). Evaluating Knowledge Worker Productivity: Literature Review , USACERL Interim Report FF-94/27, June 1994 .

[13] • Card, David N. (2006). The Challenge of Productivity Measurement, Proceedings: Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference, Q-Labs, Inc, (dca@qlabs.com ), 2006

[14] • [Harrington, H. James] (1987), Poor-Quality Cost, American Society for Quality, ISBN 9780824777432, OCLC 14965331

[15] • Sardana, G.D., and Prem Vrat, "A Model for Productivity Measurement in a MultiProduct Organization Using Programming and MultiAttribute Utility

[16] Theory," Productivity Management Frontiers I, edited by D.J. Sumanth (Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., 1987), pp 3548.

[17] • Thor, Carl G., "Knowledge Worker Gainsharing," Productivity Management Frontiers I, edited by D.J. Sumanth (Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., 1987), pp

[18] 305313.