The document is a collection of Dilbert comic strips relating to Lean and Six Sigma. Many of the strips illustrate issues that companies face when attempting to implement Lean and Six Sigma such as a lack of understanding of the principles, blaming individuals rather than systems, and not valuing employee ideas. The strips also show that some of the jokes and issues portrayed are common to both Lean and Six Sigma.

1. A COLLECTION OF DILBERT CARTOONS ON LEAN AND/OR SIXSIGMA
Dilbert’s boss does all he can to discourage ideas
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1/19/07: Pointy-haired boss wants to combine Lean and Six Sigma.
6/17/11: Wally misunderstands what a “kaizen” should be all about.
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2. 9/30/11: Dilbert’s boss doesn’t want ideas
1/31/07: Lean has a “bias for action,” while Six Sigma sometimes suffers from a “bias for
more analysis.”
1/26/06: I don’t mean to be highlighting strips that mock Six Sigma. Many of these Six
Sigma jokes could be applied just the same to Lean (or “L.A.M.E.“).
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3. 3/21/05: Maybe he meant “lean up” in a very colloquial sense, not really talking about Lean
Management.
10/6/01: The Lean philosophy embraces the concept of “no problems is a problem.” We
have to uncover and understand the root cause of our problems… but first we have to
admit we have them.
10/3/01: Again, the same joke could be made with Lean.
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4. 10/4/01: Again, not just picking on Six Sigma.
10/5/01: Wow, Dogbert doesn’t practice the Lean concept of “respect for people,” does he?
9/9/05: Dilbert’s company really misapplies Lean 5S principles.
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5. 12/5/94: Too many organizations, sadly, just try to copy Toyota instead of really
understanding what’s behind Lean and the Toyota Production System.
3/13/91: Wow, this is an old strip.
3/14/03: Poor Dilbert.
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6. 2/13/11: This illustrates how Dilbert’s boss is not a Lean Thinker.
1/18/09: More waste illustrated at Dilbert’s company.
12/4/2008: Dilbert’s company is not big on employee ideas or “Kaizen,” apparently.
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7. 11/11/2010: Dilbert’s boss blames people, not the system
2/24/2004: Again, punishing people who take risks:
New addition: 4/18/1999 — Patty the Process Person who “doesn’t know how to do
anything” :-)
Source: Dilbert.com
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