Six Sigma
By nimbupani
@nimbupani (562)
India
8 responses
@manzician (4727)
• India
1 Nov 06
Yaa... I know... Its somebody who makes very very rare mistakes...
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@monika71801 (240)
• United States
1 Nov 06
Have you gotten your green belt certification in Lean/Six Sigma or are you just getting into this?
@nimbupani (562)
• India
1 Nov 06
The purpose is to minimize defects, e.g. airline industries are at 12 sigma..and to give u a comparison...
2 sigma means 308,537 defects per million
3 sigma means 66,807 defects per million
4 sigma means 6,201 defects per million
5 sigma means 233 defects per million
6 sigma means 3.4 defect per million...so imagin at 12 sigma its 0.000000....
Defects could be mistake, error, fault..
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@nimbupani (562)
• India
1 Nov 06
I will go systematically, 1st is why do we need to improve?
Ans: we need to improve because of competition, customer awareness and to delivery good quality with low cost.
Here low cost does not mean using low quality, but eliminating waste..
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@nimbupani (562)
• India
1 Nov 06
Next question which comes is why six sigma?
Its because to improve you need to invest in form of time, efforts, money, learning as the Return on investment in terms of saving is v high. Six sigma gives you a structure approach to achieve this and it follows DMAIC principle..i.e. Define - Measure - Analyze - Improve - Control
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@nimbupani (562)
• India
1 Nov 06
Its better than writing yes no...sharing what I know..
what do you say
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@totolotto (711)
• Singapore
1 Nov 06
I am interested to know how do you get into the Six Signa industry? Do you need experience in engineering or something?
@nimbupani (562)
• India
1 Nov 06
Six Sigma is not an industry it is a methodolgy to imrpve systematically.
To get into six sigma you need not to be an engineer, however that helps as it involves statistics, but 100% you can do it without engineering.
You can start Six sigma from your work place, by improving things using DMAIC. Yes a formal education like yellow belt or some six sigma awarness will help.
Read more about it, try to understand its need, always follow 5 Ys (Whys) i.e. to know about something keep on asking 5 questions starting with Why or How..about that (what ever you want to know)
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@nimbupani (562)
• India
1 Nov 06
Six Sigma for some simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects.
It follows a systematic approach for improvement, DMAIC
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@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
30 Nov 06
Six Sigma is a methodology to manage process variations that cause defects and to systematically work towards managing variation to eliminate those defects[1]. Defects are defined as unacceptable deviation from the mean or target. The objective of Six Sigma is to deliver high performance, reliability, and value to the end customer. The process was pioneered by Bill Smith at Motorola in 1986[2] and was originally defined[3] as a metric for measuring defects and improving quality, and a methodology to reduce defect levels below 3.4 Defects Per (one) Million Opportunities (DPMO), or put another way, a methodology of controlling a process to the point of plus or minus six sigma (standard deviations) from a centerline. Six Sigma has now grown beyond defect control.
Six Sigma is a registered service mark and trademark of Motorola, Inc[4]. Motorola has reported over US$17 billion in savings[5] from Six Sigma to date.
In addition to Motorola, companies which also adopted six sigma methodologies early-on and continue to practice it today include Honeywell International (previously known as Allied Signal), Raytheon and General Electric (introduced by Jack Welch). The three companies have reportedly saved billions of dollars thanks to the aggressive implementation and daily practice of six sigma methodologies.[citation needed]
Recent six sigma trends lies in the advancement of the methodology with integrating to TRIZ for inventive problem solving and product design. from the site http://www.wikipedia.org greetings. : )
@monika71801 (240)
• United States
4 Nov 06
I'm glad that you have posted this. It is great to get this information out to people. It is very useful...not just in a manufacturing setting (like it is normally used). You can apply this to just about any lucrative business plan that you have. It definitely helps! You'll be surprised of all the wasteful processes & procedures that are out there that we do unconsciously. As stated before by asking yourself WHY, HOW, WHAT, etc. you can eliminate alot of wasteful tasks!
Smooches & Great Post
Mo'
@nimbupani (562)
• India
4 Nov 06
Thanks dear, you can apply it anywhere..even as trivial as ur kitchen or house also..its just the systematic and logical approach backed ny numbers
