It’s All About the Factory Floor
First, a quick refresher on Six Sigma. If you’ve ever worked for a brand that made something tangible—a car, a laptop, a tube of lipstick, or a bag of chips—you’ve likely heard the term. Created by Motorola USA employees in the late ’80s, Six Sigma aims to document and improve manufacturing practices. It’s commonly linked to the older, Japanese-born Lean, a related strategy focused on reducing eight types of waste. (More on waste in a minute.) Holistically, Lean Six Sigma reigns supreme in optimizing manufacturing processes for speed, efficacy, and throughput.
Great, you say, but I don’t work in manufacturing. I work in marketing. ...