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The Six Sigma Method: Boost quality and consistency in your business
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Boost quality and consistency in your business!
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Six Sigma method, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Follow the DMAIC methodology to successfully implement the Six Sigma method in your company
• Focus on the three most important factors: customers, employees and processes
• Form a strategy that focuses on product quality improvement according to the expectations of your customers
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50MINUTES.COM provides the tools to quickly understand the main theories and concepts that shape the economic world of today. Our publications are easy to use and they will save you time. They provide elements of theory and case studies, making them excellent guides to understand key concepts in just a few minutes. In fact, they are the starting point to take action and push your business to the next level.
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the Six Sigma method, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Follow the DMAIC methodology to successfully implement the Six Sigma method in your company
• Focus on the three most important factors: customers, employees and processes
• Form a strategy that focuses on product quality improvement according to the expectations of your customers
ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM| Management & Marketing
50MINUTES.COM provides the tools to quickly understand the main theories and concepts that shape the economic world of today. Our publications are easy to use and they will save you time. They provide elements of theory and case studies, making them excellent guides to understand key concepts in just a few minutes. In fact, they are the starting point to take action and push your business to the next level.
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The Six Sigma Method - 50minutes
Key information
Names: Six Sigma, 6 Sigma, 6 σ
Uses: a qualitative, quantitative and structured approach to business management.
Why is it successful? It is a precise approach to improve key business processes for a reliability of more than 99.99%. The objective is to achieve an average of 3.4 defects per one million defect opportunities (where 3.8 sigma, for example, corresponds to 10 000 defects per million).
Key words:
Customers: all agents interested in a product or service
Defect: product imperfection
DMAIC: managerial method with the objective of improving a product or service
Information: data used to establish a comprehensive view of a given situation, without leaving out details
Performance: numerical result
Process: different stages of production
Project management: approach used within a company for organising a project in different stages
Quality: defining characteristics of a product
Sigma (σ): Greek letter representing standard deviation in statistics
Standard deviation: variation or dispersion of a variable against a threshold (the average)
Statistical tool: analysis method for a database, following a
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