QUESTION: How do I start a process improvement project in a company that does not promote Six Sigma? RESPONSE: Even if you were able to complete a process improvement project would that effort result in buy-in for more projects or a full long-lasting Lean Six Sigma deployment? I doubt it. To create long-lasting interest in [...]
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Six Sigma level metric, issues and resolution
QUESTION: Cp and Cpk: Is the Sigma Level 3 times the Cp value or 3 times the Cpk value? One person said Sigma Level is three times the CpK value. Another person said when you talk of Sigma Value you apply the 1.5 sigma shift (standard introduced by Motorola and widely accepted). On the other [...]
How to turn a company around from financial problems to success
Over the years, a friend has often shared with me his frustrations with his company’s executive management. He has told me how many of these managers have been hired from the outside and do not understand the company’s core business process. This lack of executive knowledge about true business costs and its implications has resulted [...]
Differences between various quality programs and metrics
QUESTION: What is the difference between conventional quality, total quality, process quality, process performance and process excellence? Does ISO, Lean Six Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), Deming prize, European Quality Award (EQA), and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) have target quality or performance? If quality is the answer, which quality; i.e., total or process [...]
Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Infrastructure
QUESTION: I need examples of Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt projects dealing with Lean Six Sigma infrastructure that could reduce waste. RESPONSE: Four building a business infrastructure, suggest that you check out the following whitepaper and the videos, along with their references. How-to-implement books are readily available from Amazon.com. The following whitepaper [...]
