Documents tagged 'Sigma'
Published: 29/02/2008
Quality - or lack thereof - on any level often comes at an extremely high cost. Conversely, business organizations running Six Sigma will usually spend only five percent or less of their earnings on resolving problems.
So what is Six Sigma? It is a detailed systematic statistical operation...
Published: 29/02/2008
As important and essential is the implementation and use of Six Sigma to the livelihood of any business organization, the certification process for an individual to become Six Sigma qualified is rather obscure.
Basically, there is no formal list or specific amounts of training and knowledge...
Published: 26/02/2008
Measuring Six Sigma benefits on a regular basis is necessary because it is only then that a business will be able to assess the effectiveness of the ongoing Six Sigma implementation project. Keeping the project on the right track is vital for its success, and this is why businesses need to...
Published: 26/02/2008
It is not that Six Sigma cannot improve clinical results; it is just that Six Sigma in the healthcare sector is a relatively new phenomenon and as such, not much has been written or documented on the subject.
Additionally, since healthcare centers normally avoid sharing their internal...
Published: 26/02/2008
New responsibilities may not have been conferred onto them by their organization, but on an informal level, Master Black Belts are expected to shoulder additional responsibilities such as communicating the benefits of Six Sigma so as to make way for the implementations.
They are basically...
Published: 26/02/2008
Businesses that are unable to provide due consideration to this aspect, often fail to harness the full potential of Lean implementations and consequently start complaining that "Lean Six Sigma does not work". They fail to realize that the problem is not with Lean concepts; their failures are due...
Published: 26/02/2008
It is quite true that more brains mean more processing power, yet the concept does not find favor when selecting team size because what is even more important is communication - something that becomes a huge problem when more than the requisite number of employees is inducted into the Lean Six...
Published: 25/02/2008
If risks inherent to Six Sigma implementations are not eliminated, it could easily lead to project failures or redundancies, which will then become a drain on the organization's resources and competencies. Explained below are some suggestions and techniques that business organizations can use for...
Published: 04/02/2008
This is because when employees develop negative feelings for Lean concepts being implemented, it becomes very difficult for the organization to garner their full support and cooperation, something that is vital for the successful implementation of Lean concepts and methodologies. Large scale...
Published: 04/02/2008
Benchmarking plays a vital role in Lean Six Sigma implementation projects as it allows Six Sigma professionals to assess the overall value offered by a product, service or process in comparison to the value being offered by the nearest competitor. Such assessments are quite necessary, especially...
