It used to be that management motto is, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But competition and innovation challenges prove that there’s more value to business when you continue to do better and improve every step of the way. It’s no good to rest on your laurels so to speak.
Louisiana Pacific Ltd. (LP) recognizes that “doing things the way they have always been done isn’t necessarily the best way.” So LP adopts Lean Six Sigma, and for about a year of doing so, the company has saved more than $440,000.
It’s already common knowledge that basically Lean Six Sigma reduces costs, speeds up processes, and eliminates waste. But I like what LP’s general manager, Bryce Piggott, says:
“It’s about really trying to educate people to look at problems differently and what you’re trying to get rid of; to get rid of those old opinions and to really look at the facts. It’s certainly already dispelled a lot of old-time opinions. It forces you to re-examine your old assumptions. That’s one of the really good things it has done for us.”
Any improvement should be first and foremost embracing cultural change. Otherwise it won’t work at all. I’m glad that’s what happened and is happening in LP.
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The Golden Star, LP does things different, saves money using Lean Six Sigma, an iSixSigma featured link
