{"id":20,"count":6,"description":"Efficient production processes benefit everyone, from company to customer. Lean Manufacturing (aka Lean Production) is a methodology that focuses on reducing waste and variation in creating products. When used in conjunction with Six Sigma, these tools have the combined goal of producing a more efficient and profitable system. \r\n\r\nCollected here are Lean manufacturing articles that explore how to effectively apply Lean strategies to a wide variety of organizations. These pieces explain <a href=\"\/leansixsigmaonline\/blog\/lean-six-sigma-principles\/\" title=\"Lean Principles\">Lean principles<\/a> and offer tools to help you optimize product quality and maximize production efficiency, including:\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Comparisons of key concepts such as Six Sigma vs Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC vs DMADV<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Advice on how to apply Lean methods to your supply chain with minimal disruption<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Real-world applications of Lean production techniques that you can adapt to your own organization<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\nIf you are interested in implementing Lean process improvements but are new to Lean Six Sigma, consider Purdue\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/leansixsigmaonline\/lean-six-sigma-green-belt-certification\/\" title=\"Lean Six Sigma Green Belt\">Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate<\/a>. 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