6 sigma

[stanford94]

is this widely used in industry now? i know ge uses it. how about others? is it the new "cqi" of the early 90's?......

 

[GregLocock]

It is ancient history. Yes it is widely used, and if you look past the hype, is as useful as the previous techniques on which it is based. Used by a sensible person they are good, used inappropriately, not so much. If you want general background on it then check out the wiki article.





Cheers

Greg Locock


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[SomptingGuy]

And if you want serious respect among your peers, be sure to have "Six Sigma Back Belt" on your business cards and in your email sig.

- Steve

 

[IRstuff]

The foundations of Six Sigma derive from W.E. Deming's concept of continuous process improvement elucidated more than 6 decades ago.

TTFN

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[SomptingGuy]

It always amuses me that Audi use "Vorsprung Durch Technik" in their adverts, whereas Frod don't mention "Six Sigma" in theirs. Doesn't sound quite so sexy.



- Steve

 

[cksh]

Most of my peers have a certificate on their desk from passing a six sigma green belt test in 2004. I have only been here a couple of years but no one even talks about it. Some of our quality guys are black belts and may still use some of the techniques.

 

[Twoballcane]

Driven into the ground...

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