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A Lean Six Sigma Case Study
If you want to prosper for a year, grow rice. If you want to prosper for a
decade, plant trees. If you to prosper for a century, grow people.
—A wise old farmer reecting back on a life of toil in the soil
The following Lean Six Sigma case study will reect a real-life manufac-
turing problem with Continuous Improvement and Lean Six Sigma tools to
show how some of the tools are put into place in the real world.
Case Study: Process Improvement—Argo Rework Reduction
Tina Agustiady, Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Executive Summary
Argo is a growing product for a main dog toy factory. The products are sell-
ing extremely ...