What is difference between six sigma and lean management?

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both six sigma and lean management Both six sigma and lean management comes under continuous process improvement, which makes a difference between them?

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six sigma methods will help to reduce the problems. whereas lean management will completely eliminate the wastage through PDSA cycle.

#3
  • Lean focuses on removing wastes and idleness, while six-sigma eradicate variation in process.
  • Lean is a technique of improving process. On the other hand, six-sigma is a philosophy of running process.