@stephanieareid – you mis-interpret my comment. I don’t doubt that they work together – I was merely inquiring how the original poster thought they work together. Too many posters here look for others to do their homework (due diligence that they could figure out themselves if they just did some basic work).
My years of experience show me that they do work together. One of the wastes that Lean seeks to reduce is defects – which are often caused by being out of acceptable tolerance. That is where six sigma can be applied.
You sound like many zealots who latch on to their favorite approach/methodology/tool which becomes their hammer and every problem is a nail (the same can be said for many six sigma practitioners, by the way). I would encourage you to critically evaluate the problem that you are looking to address and apply the correct tool. By the way, Lean and Six Sigma are merely a couple of them. You should keep learning new ways to solve problems – or better yet, create a new one where no existing ones seem to be adequate.
Good luck. And open up your mind to other approaches. It will make you a better problem solver.
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