Six Sigma and Green Initiatives at IBM


Posted by: meikah | 8 October 2007 | 12:26 am

IBM green sigma Business Green Blog writes about IBM launching a Green Sigma service soon. From the name alone, the new service will be a combination of Six Sigma, lean, process management principles, and green initiatives.

The focus will be on developing processes to reduce the carbon intensity of products and processes and create a lean green business. Read more…

In manufacturing especially, carbon usage is big. With this new innovation from IBM, I’m pretty sure other companies can learn from this. Other companies may already have their own green initiatives and are about to incorporate lean or Six Sigma, or both.

If you are among the latter, please do share your experiences here.

Source:
iSixSigma News

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One Response to “Six Sigma and Green Initiatives at IBM”

  1. Six Sigma :Your Resource for Strategic Management - » Here Comes IBM’s Green Sigma says :

    […] In October last year, IBM announced that they would be launching their green initiatives soon. Its focus will be on developing processes to reduce the carbon intensity of products and processes and create a lean green business. […]


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