Documents tagged 'Sigma'
Published: 31/05/2008
These software systems were non-existent at the time when Six Sigma was used for the first time in the late seventies by Motorola Corporation, but now they have become an inseparable part of each and every Six Sigma quality improvement project. This is mainly because business processes have...
Published: 31/05/2008
However, businesses still need to use caution, because what is also true is that not all innovative techniques deliver the desired results - and that some may even result in gross failures and redundancies.
This is applicable even to some of the most effective techniques such as Six Sigma...
Published: 26/05/2008
That's because the Lean manufacturing process basically involves speedy operations. Therefore, once this Lean process is combined with Six Sigma, it means that elimination of the defects in order to bring about overall quality improvement in the products and services will be faster than before,...
Published: 26/05/2008
Improvement in the quality of products and services is the key to attain the above-mentioned objectives. Some of these quality improvement techniques used by companies include the Six Sigma methodology and Total Quality Control techniques.
Although most of these quality improvement strategies...
Published: 26/05/2008
The Foundation of Six Sigma Project Charters
Although you may find some of the content of Six Sigma Project Charters to be similar, the key ingredients vary considerably - and to be more precise, it varies from company to company.
Some of these areas that help in forming the core of the...
Published: 26/05/2008
Another alarming fact is that it is not only employees who are unaware of such complications, but also upper management. Therefore, it becomes very important to implement Six Sigma training in lower management, which includes employees as well as upper management.
Besides, if Six Sigma...
Published: 26/05/2008
At the came time, SOA also takes care that both of these factors that are responsible for better productivity are available within the organization itself. However, one aspect that business must not miss out on is that by advocating SOA alone, nothing can be achieved. This means that simply a...
Published: 26/05/2008
In most IT companies, Six Sigma is being implemented in the core processes such as product development and maintenance. Six Sigma helps by eliminating errors during the product development process, which in turn drastically reduces the probability that the product will not find favor with client...
Published: 25/05/2008
However, while adopting the Six Sigma methodology, it is important to take some precautions when it comes to ensuring the success of the implementation. It is important for organizations to adopt only those projects that are handled by a qualified Six Sigma implementation team.
By using a...
Published: 24/05/2008
The right way of carrying out the implementations is to ensure continuity (i.e. efforts should be made to avoid any letups during the implementation process). If this is not done, businesses will never be able to realize the full potential of Six Sigma implementations.
Here are some standard...
