By trade
The same tools, not the same problems
A poka-yoke is not designed the same way on an assembly line and in a hospital pharmacy; a control chart does not mean the same thing on a machined dimension and on a file processing time. The tools are shared, their use is not.
Each page below gathers the glossary entries whose real case comes from that trade, and says what is at stake there in particular.
Healthcare and life sciences
How Lean Six Sigma tools apply in care settings, pharmaceutical manufacturing and medical devices — with real cases from the glossary.
11 entries with a real case
Food and beverage
Lean Six Sigma tools on food production lines: dosing capability, changeovers, control of variation and real cases.
7 entries with a real case
Machining, mechanical engineering and finishing
Process capability, control charts, measurement systems and tool changes: Lean Six Sigma tools in machining, casting and surface treatment.
9 entries with a real case
Logistics and distribution
Flow, work in process, levelling and lead times: how Lean Six Sigma tools apply in warehouses, order picking and distribution.
8 entries with a real case
Plastics and chemicals
Injection moulding, continuous processes, settings and variation: Lean Six Sigma tools in plastics, chemicals and cosmetics.
7 entries with a real case
Banking, insurance and back office
Processing times, queues and reworked files: how Lean Six Sigma tools apply to the transactional processes of financial services.
6 entries with a real case
Electronics and aerospace
Assembly, error-proofing, failure mode analysis and traceability: Lean Six Sigma tools in electronics and aerospace subcontracting.
5 entries with a real case
Automotive
The sector most of these tools come from: assembly lines, tiered suppliers, quick response and structured problem solving.
4 entries with a real case
Services, IT and engineering
Limiting work in process, lead times and workload: how Lean Six Sigma tools carry over to service, engineering and software teams.
6 entries with a real case
All terms, regardless of trade: the Lean Six Sigma glossary.