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- Business Improvement Using Strategic Six Sigma
- Six Sigma is being considered a boon in the corporate sector. The advent of competitive market has forced many organizations to board the Six Sigma bus. Six Sigma emphasizes on continuous improvement in customer satisfaction and profitability. Hence, most companies are formulating Six Sigma strategy. The strategy helps in developing...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- What Is Six Sigma Deployment
- The planning stage of a Six Sigma deployment is where one can gain valuable traction. A critical factor in a successful deployment is the selection and chartering of the project that link to the strategy of their organization. Project should be selected with an understanding of what areas within the...
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- Six Sigma Deployment in Smaller Organizations
- Six Sigma is not just for large multinational corporations. While there are difficulties inherent in implementing Six Sigma in a small company rather than a large business they can be overcome. Six Sigma can work in any size business because the nature of Six Sigma is dependent upon characteristics inherent...
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- Handling Statistical Variation in Six Sigma
- The term "Six sigma" is defined as a statistical measure of quality, specifically, a level of 3.4 defects per million or 99.99966% high-quality. To put into practice the Six Sigma management philosophy and achieve this high level of quality, an organization implements the Six Sigma methodology. The fundamental objective of...
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- Statistical Software With Six Sigma
- Six Sigma is about numbers. Six Sigma produces a flood of data about one's process that are critical to success. If one does not measure it and understand what he or she is measuring, one cannot manage it. Six Sigma's clear strength is a data-driven analysis and decision-making process -...
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- Design of Experiments for Six Sigma
- One of the valuable tools in the Six Sigma toolbox is Design of Experiments. Design Of Experiment DOE is a structured technique that helps to uncover relationships often hidden inside mountains of data. Within the structure of a Six Sigma project, Design of Experiments is a structured approach to identifying...
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- Applying Lean Six Sigma to Service
- Although both Six Sigma and Lean Flow have their roots in manufacturing, it works just as effectively in service industries. Much of the U.S. economy is now based on services rather than manufacturing and many service organization managers are wondering how they can achieve the tremendous process improvement benefits of...
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- Six Sigma Solves Problems With an Unknown Solution
- Six Sigma is a powerful business improvement strategy. It helps the organization to identify, reduce, and eliminate defects from any product, process, or transaction. More than a "Quality" program, Six Sigma is a flexible and dynamic continuous improvement strategy and process initiative that helps organization uncovers solutions. Six Sigma is...
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- Design for Six Sigma
- Design For Six Sigma DFSS is the application of Six Sigma principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and support processes. Whereas Six Sigma by definition focuses on the production phase of a product, DFSS focuses on research, design, and development phases. DFSS combines many of the tools...
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- Company Politics and Six Sigma
- No grouping of human beings is without some amount of politics. Managing deployment of Six Sigma in organization will unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict. However, with deft handling of the personal and political issues that come up, along with patience and perseverance, the Six Sigma deployment will...
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- What Is Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Six Sigma combines the quality improvements that come from using Six Sigma with the speed improvements that come from using Lean manufacturing principles. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process - from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service. Lean...
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- Countering the False Notion That Six Sigma Is Elitist
- Too often, when people think of Six Sigma and black belts they see them as having an elitist connotation. The opinion that Six Sigma is elitist or that black belts are elitist, however, are false. In its purest form Six Sigma is a "Way of life" for an organization serious...
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- Exploding Six Sigma Myths
- Six Sigma is oriented toward the solution of problems at their root cause and the prevention of their recurrence, as opposed to attempting to control potential causes of failure on a project-by-project basis. Six Sigma inspired process redesign will change the way a company thinks about how they do their...
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- Six Sigma for Small Business
- Small businesses do have constraints that limit their ability to initiate a large scale Six Sigma implementation. However, there are ways to overcome these limitations. Small businesses don't have large reserves of excess cash to earmark for the massive training programs employed by the large corporations in implementing their Six...
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- Why Do We Call These People Black Belts?
- Many are surprised that Six Sigma refers to their trained experts as "Belts." There are Green Belts and Black Belts in Six Sigma, referring to a level of training they have achieved. The term Black Belt is not an empty buzzword nor is it a mockery of organized martial arts....
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- Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts
- One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma project is the level and type of compensation the organization should give to its Six Sigma leaders and team members. On the one hand, setting compensation is not an integral part of any stage of a Six Sigma project; on...
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- Managing Teams and Six Sigma
- Managing a Six Sigma team is a considerable responsibility. Six Sigma is a team process and requires cooperation at many levels. No one person can manage a Six Sigma project on their own. Just as it is the organization that benefits from Six Sigma, it is the organization that truly...
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- Why Six Sigma Will Work in Service Environments
- Although Six Sigma has its roots in manufacturing, it works just as effectively in service industries. It's no secret that service environments, such as financial organizations, healthcare providers, retail companies, and hospitality organizations have a harder time applying Six Sigma principles. However, the core principles of Six Sigma allow it...
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- Why Six Sigma Will Outlast Total Quality Management
- Six Sigma is not just a new term for Total Quality Management TQM. They have many similarities and are compatible in many business environments. TQM has brought great improvements and value to many companies. Six Sigma can do more. TQM is the development, deployment, and maintenance of systems related to...
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- The Difference Between Typical Project Management and Six Sigma Project Management
- Too many project management methods have failed not because they weren't adding value but because one could not measure the effectiveness of the methodology or quantify the value added by process changes. Six Sigma provides a structured data-driven methodology with tools and techniques that companies can use to measure their...
- White papers 2003-09-05
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