One of the advantages of our team is the great cultural diversity which enabled us to share different opinions on the topic and to cope with the problem using various methodologies. Each of us comes from a different country and has a diverse background. Therefore, it was a challenge to work together but we believe […]
Read more "About the team"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. Six Sigma is a set of techniques and approaches that strives for near perfection, by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. Its philosophy states that anything that is less than ideal provides an […]
Read more "About the blog"The Early Saga The roots of Six Sigma can be traced back to the early industrial era, during the eighteenth century in Europe. Carl Frederick Gauss introduced it as a conceptual normal curve metric. The evolution of Six Sigma took one step ahead with Walter Shewhart showing how three sigma deviations from the mean required […]
Read more "History of Six Sigma"The Six Sigma is a compound of methods, techniques and tools that help to eliminate almost any deviation in processes, so that companies produce more efficiently and homogeneously. The main purpose is making the customer happy to increase profits. Its philosophy states that anything that is less than ideal provides an opportunity for improvement – […]
Read more "Philosophy"The establishment of the Six Sigma approach tends to serve the following three main purposes: Increase profits In the world of business, profits are one of the most important factors that determine the success of a company. Six Sigma is a set of methodologies that aims at delivering best performance possible with a goal to […]
Read more "Purposes"DMAIC is used for projects aimed at improving an existing business process. The DMAIC looks for improving, optimizing and stabilizing business processes and designs on processes that already exist. The DMAIC project methodology has five phases: Define the system, the voice of the customer and their requirements, and the project goals, specifically. Measure key aspects […]
Read more "More about: DMAIC"DMADV is used for projects aimed at creating new product or process designs from the ground up. The DMADV project methodology is known as DFSS (“Design For Six Sigma”). The DFSS is a business-process management oriented to the production of products of the performance of a service. It stands for Design for Six Sigma is […]
Read more "More About: DFSS"As explained in previous posts, Six Sigma training and application is very beneficial for the companies in order to reduce waste and costs that are associated with developing new products. “The Six Sigma belt system is one of the most popular ways to further the learning, training and quality improvement knowledge of employees in the […]
Read more "Belt Hierarchy"According to the given information, Six Sigma is a “business strategy and a systematic methodology”, which leads to a breakthrough profitability regarding customer satisfaction and productivity. In such a way, there are key ingredients of Six Sigma program related to how to implement successfully the program in the companies or organizations to achieve effectiveness. In […]
Read more "Process and Implementation Factors"Taking into consideration all aspects that we researched and all of our findings, each member of our multicultural team shared their personal opinion on the topic. We answered the question how important we believe Six Sigma is for the success of the organizations in the business world. Alessia I think that Six Sigma is very […]
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