Department of Defense Lean Six Sigma Software Enabler

The U.S. military standardizes on Minitab statistical software to support its implementation of quality improvement methods using Lean Six Sigma. ...

... "Since the U.S. Army deployed Lean Six Sigma in 2005, nearly 2,000 personnel have been trained, more than 1,000 projects have been completed, and more than 1,600 remain active. The Army credits these projects with achieving nearly $2 billion in savings so far. The Department of the Navy has trained more than 5,000 sailors and Marines as Six Sigma green or black belts since 2006. The Navy estimates savings from its projects for 2006 and 2007 to be $450 million, a 4-to-1 return on investment. The U.S. Air Force has trained more than 500 Six Sigma belts, and its Air Logistics Centers received two Shingo Prizes for quality improvement last year. The Air Force has committed to a 40,000-manpower reduction without impairing its operational capabilities due in part to efficiencies gained from its initiatives. " ...

Via Minitab: Minitab quality improvement software

Lean Six Sigma Program Tool Wanted

Requirements for DOD's lean six sigma program tool are described ...

... "The DoD LSS Program Office is seeking market capability statements, no longer than 15 pages in length, which provide insight into commercial capabilities to enable visibility and alignment of improvement efforts across the DoD enterprise using web-based tools. Areas of focus are the ability of product(s) to address: (1) strategic linkages between organizational objectives and improvement projects; (2) organization management via a strategic value hierarchy; (3) executive visibility of status, benefits, risks, savings and top-down driven metrics; (4) manageable and configurable templates based on best practice methodologies (.e.g Lean Six Sigma, Business Process Re-engineering, Business Genetics and Theory of Constraints, to name a few); (5) ability to set and track metrics for both financial and operational factors that portray our enterprise key performance indicators to effectively measure outcomes; " ...

Via Federal Business Opportunities: Lean Six Sigma Program Tool - Follow-up RFI

DOD Lean Six Sigma Improvement Initiative

Departmet of Defense embraces Lean Six Sigma in a broad initiative aimed at efficiency. ...

... "In a departmentwide directive issued May 15, England instructed all components to use Lean Six Sigma to improve productivity, mission performance, safety, flexibility and energy efficiency. " ...

Via FCW: DOD on Lean Six Sigma