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ALSO CALLED:
Total Quality Management,
TQM,
6 Sigma
DEFINITION: Six Sigma is a management philosophy developed by Motorola that emphasizes setting extremely high objectives, collecting data, and analyzing results to a fine degree as a way to reduce defects in products and services. The Greek letter sigma is sometimes used to denote variation from a standard. The philosophy behind Six Sigma is that if you measure how many defects are in a process, you can figure
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Six Sigma Reports
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How to Use Technology to Support the Lean Enterprise
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER:
What is the Lean enterprise? What impact do Lean initiatives have on profitability? What role does IT play in enabling Lean initiatives? How is technology connected to the success of Lean initiatives? This SAP Executive Insight will address these questions and more.
Posted: 29 Jan 2010 | Published: 29 Jan 2010
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Operational Excellence: The New Lever of Profitability and Competitive Advantage
sponsored by SAP America Inc
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The paper provides valuable evidence about the benefits of achieving aligned operational excellence. In it you'll discover why companies that build and align their operational capabilities for strategic advantage earn a distinct execution premium in their business performance.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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CIO Executive Guide: Process-improvement Methodologies
sponsored by SearchCIO
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In today's economy, CIOs are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate the business value enabled by their technology investments.
Posted: 03 Feb 2005 | Published: 03 Feb 2005
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SIX SIGMA DEFINITION (continued):
out how to systematically eliminate them and get as close to perfection as possible. In order for a company to achieve Six Sigma, it cannot produce more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities, where an opportunity is defined as a chance for nonconformance.There are two Six Sigma processes: Six Sigma DMAIC and Six Sigma DMADV, each term derived from the major steps in the process. Six Sigma DMAIC is a process that defines, measures, analyzes, improves, and controls existing processes that fall below the Six Sigma specification. Six Sigma DMADV defines, measures, analyzes, designs, and verifies
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