Lean Kaizen Techniques for Pharma

The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a transformation where Six Sigma, lean, and kaizen methods can be used to instill the discipline necessary to achieve operational efficiencies and accelerate new product development. This article discusses techniques for blending the methodologies in the improvement process, such as the project charter and selection steps. ...

... "One approach is to integrate the chartering activity from the Six Sigma roadmap at the outset of the Kaizen blitz. The chartering exercise is crucial at the beginning of a Lean Kaizen in order to establish clear project success metrics, definition, expectations, communication, and milestones. " ...

Via Pharmaceutical Processing: Lean Kaizen