Impact Of Lean Six Sigma On Employees

University of Sharjah

Department of Industrial and Management Engineering

Quality Control and Improvement (0405323)

HW#1

The Impact of Lean Six Sigma on the Employee and the Organization

Instructor: Dr. Md. Shamsuzzaman

Spring 15-16

Group Members:

Shaheer Tamer; U00038971

Ahmed Yahya; U00032173

Abdalla Al-Hammadi; U00043637

Submission Date: 24/3/2016

Table of Contents:

Abstract 3

Introduction 4

Effects of Lean Six Sigma on the Employee and the Organization 5

Conclusion 8

References 9

Abstract

Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste; combining lean manufacturing/lean enterprise and

A proficient and successful methodology to end up more focused is to embrace Lean Six Sigma. Quality is more than a measure of excellence or a state of being free from defects. Quality is conformance to requirements; both the product and the customer’s requirement.

In this study we concentrate on the key components of Lean Six Sigma, we highlight the effect of executing the Lean Six Sigma on organizations, we seek to show the necessities of an organization for it usage and research the strategy to acquire the greatest practical result.

Effects of Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma is a strategy that creates processes within an association to cut waste and enhance the association’s performance. Combining lean manufacturing and Six Sigma to eliminate the eight kinds of waste:

1. Defects

2. Waiting

3. Overproduction

4. Inventory

5. Motion

6. Down time

7. Transportation

8. Non-utilized

Initially began by Motorola as a general way to deal with measuring quality in business performance terms. Presently it has developed to deal with process improvement that takes after the five stage process known as the DMAIC cycle.

Nonetheless, studies have demonstrated that over the last ten years applying the Lean Six Sigma can make issues for organizations financially and potential issues for representatives. Organizations ought to take extraordinary consideration before executing a Lean Six Sigma arrangement on the ground because sometimes going lean can accomplish more damage than good.

Six Sigma concentrates on enhancing current business operations and production while Lean Manufacturing concentrates on the change of the operations of an association by utilizing profoundly gifted workers to enhance quality and speed. Consolidating the two approaches makes an association that spotlights on quality, efficiency and speed to bring down operational expenses and enlarge benefits. By taking after the Lean Six Sigma strategy, numerous organizations have aimed to make a lean, waste free environment essentially at the price of the representative and sometimes at the price of the association.

Effects of Lean Six Sigma on the Employee and the