The Research Of Lean Six Sigma Implementation In Linde(China)

Linde (China) Forklift Truck Co., Ltd is the R & D, production, service, technical support and sales base of Linde Material Handling Group. It is the largest forklift truck production base in Asia. Though there was huge demand of forklift truck in China, the competition is very keen. In order to obtain a leading position in the fierce competition, considering the characteristics of production of forklift truck and the management status in production of Linde (China) Forklift Truck Co., Ltd, it's necessary to implement Lean Six Sigma.Lean Production is a technology, which can eliminate waste, reduce inventory and shorten the production cycle time in maximum to reduce the cost and make the production 'Just In Time'. Six Sigma was originated in Motorola, initially only for quality management. Now it has been extended to a variety of business. It is a continuous improvement process-based approach. In practice, we know that we could get a good result if implement Lean and Six Sigma separately, however, due to the limitations imposed by the theory, we can not achieve high speed, low cost and high quality at the same time. High speed, low cost and high quality are the three key factors for the enterprises in this competitive environment. Only combine Lean and Six Sigma can optimizing the process, reduce costs and improve quality at the same time. Therefore, the implementation of Lean Six Sigma is necessary.In this paper, Linde (China) Forklift Truck Co., Ltd. was taken as an example to introduce the implementation of Lean Six Sigma strategy. Based on the competition strategy, striving for excellence, it clarified that it's necessary to implement Lean Six Sigma so that to enhance its competitive edge and improve the market share. At the same time, as the company has carried out ISO9000 and 5S, which are the management infrastructure related to Lean Production and Six Sigma and the much higher financial benefit compared with the cost, the implementation of Lean Six Sigma is entirely feasible. During the implementation process of Lean Six Sigma, Linde (China) Forklift Truck Co., Ltd has carried out totally 18 green belt projects and 14 black belt projects and got more than 16 million financial benefits.The text gets the conclusion that the implementation of Lean Six Sigma in Linde (China) Forklift Truck Co., Ltd meets the group's development strategy and gets the enormous gains both in finance and culture. The implementation of Lean Six Sigma can be successful by concerning about the system, attaching importance to cultural development, focusing the process management, geting the support of top management and using the proper methods and tools.