Tag Archives: waste identification

Answers from LinkedIn: Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma–How They Differ (or Do They?)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Tim James "Mr. Procedure"

(Note: this is an occasional series in which I review a question posed in a LinkedIn group I belong to. In the group, I provide a brief answer and I expand upon it here. This question was posed in the … Continue reading →

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A Return to First Principles (Part 6), Combating Waste

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tim James "Mr. Procedure"

Now, having revealed the COMET TAILS categories of waste, our job as trainers, as process developers and/or analysts is to structure and teach the way to perform the process in the most efficient, least wasteful manner possible. Best possible performance … Continue reading →

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