Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that relies on a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing waste. Lean Six Sigma follows the DMAIC process: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve & Control.
These process steps are used to address a specific problem or tackle an organizational project. Also know Lean Six Sigma is not just for manufacturing, in term of goods or raw materials. It applies equally well to traditional “white-collar” work, such as office or service industries. In fact, many of these environments have a tremendous amount of waste that can be eliminated by Lean practices.
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Almost every organizations has numerous inefficient processes that create internal “waste” in a variety of wide forms. Many of these processes involve document storage and retrieval challenges. A few examples include:
- Excessive employee time spend searching for documents that should be readily available.
- Errors and rework caused by the latest revision of a document or drawing not being used.
- The inability to access necessary information when and where needed.
- Unable to find the source document (Word, CAD) for a published format document (PDF). Therefore a re-create or conversion become necessary.
What’s the potential cost of this waste in your company or organization, in terms of time and money?
Better tools can drastically improve your companies internal process and documents flows, eliminating waste and creating a return on investment for the initiative.
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