Anoop Bindal @bindal.anoop  Reputation - 0 Rank - Aluminum | Guys what do you all feel, current market requirement is six sigma or lean six sigma?? I just want few insights as I am planning to enter this field but want to clear my doubts regarding market requirement. |
Don Strayer @Straydog  Reputation - 11 Rank - Aluminum | Six Sigma is about continual improvement of quality. Lean is about continual reduction of the sources of waste. Defects (quality) is one of the major sources of waste. Others that are most often considered are over-production, excess inventory, waiting, transportation, movement, and over-processing. There is a correlation since defects may increase other sources of waste and the other sources of waste may increase opportunities for defects. Lean Six Sigma recognizes this correlation, that measurement and analysis identifies multiple sources of waste, and that the organization benefits by reducing all of them. So the trend is toward LSS. I assume that you are talking about marketability of skills. There is still a place for quality assurance and quality management specialists but we are expected to have broader expertise. Lean toward lean. It is equally important to become an expert in a particular industry. Businesses tend to prefer an MBA with Lean SS training over an SSBB without an MBA. Engineeriing firms tend to prefer someone with an engineering degree. The health care industry almost requires some sort of health care degree. |
Anoop Bindal @bindal.anoop Reputation - 0 Rank - Aluminum | Thanks a lot for providing guidance.
I am an engineer by profession and have work experience of 5 years in oil & gas sector. Along with engineering assignments I am also taking care of quality assurance and quality management in my department from last 2 years. As you have told that current market trend is toward LSS, I am having couple of doubts a) Will doing LSS ,instead of SS or lean first up, lead to some understanding barrier?
b) As I will be completly shifting my profile from engineering background (with some quality exp to back it up) to quality management , what possible hinderances can arise while looking for a break in market? |
September 1, 20100
