Volume : 1, Issue : 4, September - 2012

Comparative study for Lean and Six Sigma for organizational improvement

Debaprayag Chaudhuri

Abstract :

In this study a comparative research has been done on Lean and Six–Sigma. For organizational improvement and process improvement both the management philosophies are effective but depends upon their applicability. Sometimes Lean is more preferable and sometimes other Six Sigma can take the place. Lean is basically emphasized on minimized the waste of a system and depends on process flow. Six Sigma on the other hand takes care for reduce the variation of the system and emphasized on the problem of the system. In this paper, a discussion has been done to conceptualize the effectiveness of Lean as well as Six Sigma methods for improvement.