Pranckevicius, Dario; Diaz, Deisell M.; Gitlow, Howard - In: Journal of Advances in Management Research 5 (2008) 1, pp. 63-79
This paper presents an application of the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC model. It is used to improve a plastic cup manufacturing process. The Improve Phase of the DMAIC model utilizes the amazingly simple, and yet effective, Japanese 5S techniques to achieve a dramatic improvement in the process.