six sigma overview
six sigma overview
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-02-14
Six Sigma quality improvement concepts and methodologies were originally devised for use in the manufacturing sector but with the development of newer technologies, it is now increasingly being implem...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-03-02
Six Sigma was developed in the 1980's to reduce defects that were quite common in the manufacturing industry. However, with the development of new concepts and methodologies, Six Sigma is now being us...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-03-04
When people talk about Six Sigma, they usually are referring to the DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) methodology, which is used for optimizing an existing product or process, which m...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-03-07
Six Sigma training is beneficial to employees as well as the organization as a whole. However, since 6 Sigma training is expensive, many organizations stay away from it. Online training is the best an...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-05-08
Better Than TQMSix Sigma is important because it scores much higher over other quality improvement techniques such as TQM. Business organizations employing TQM just focus on achieving predetermined qu...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-11-27
There have been many debates and discussions among Six Sigma experts regarding the transactional costs and how Six Sigma strategies can be implemented to reduce the transactional losses. But before th...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-11-27
Misconceptions About Six Sigma MeasurementsThe word Six Sigma has given rise to many misconceptions among the business community. This starts with the measurements that the Six Sigma team collects for...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-12-03
Successful Six Sigma Implementation Involves: - Heavy investment in training for the black belt.- Recognizing human-related issues- Keeping an eye out for the next breakthrough, beyond measurement and...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-12-08
A question that is often asked is "was Six Sigma developed as a competitor to the existing systems?" But in reality, this question is groundless because Six Sigma was developed independently, like eve...
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by Tony Jacowski - 2007-12-08
Present Day Six Sigma ApproachSix Sigma is a much-talked about issue these days. 6 Sigma can be defined as a series of metrics that are used to measure defects and improve quality by the application o...