Simulation-based Lean Six Sigma

摘要：

Six sigma makes DMAIC a disciplined and data-driven approach that can be utilized to improvement both processes and products to meet customer requirements with least variability, and lean technique is applied to reduce the process waste and increase process effectiveness, which is matches the objectives of DMAIC for solving the problems and improving the performance. Thus, lean techniques can be integrated into six sigma DMAIC process to form synergic and complementary problem-solving and continue improvement perspectives. But for a lean six sigma project, conducting experimental design and what-if analysis is a common key practice toward achieving significant results. Simulation models can be utilized effectively as a flexible platform for six sigma and lean techniques, which reduces the time and cost of physical experimentation and provides a visual method to validate tested scenarios. So, modeling and simulation could be used to overcome the weaknesses and reap the full benefits of lean six sigma.

关键词： Six Sigma Lean Computer Simulation

作者: Huang Libo Zhang Shuntang Wang Zechun

作者单位: Management Science and Engineering, Shandong Institute of Yantai Business and Technology, Yantai P.R.China, 264005

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 第十四届工业工程与工程管理国际会议(The Proceedings of The 14th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management IE&EM2007)

会议地点: 天津

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2007-10-20（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）