Marines


S-5/Continuous Process Improvement

Mission

Continuous process improvement (CPI) encompasses lean, six sigma, and theory of constraints.

Lean improves the speed of everyday processes our Marines and Civilian Marines do by removing common sense-defying waste of time or resources.

Lean: War on Waste

Six sigma improves the quality of everyday processes our Marines and Civilian Marines do by applying common sense in a systematic and measurable way.

Six Sigma: War on Variation

Theory of constraints improves what our Marines and Civilian Marines do everyday by identifying and mitigating obstacles.

Theory of Constraints: War on Bottlenecks

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