s Six Sigma a fad that has now run its course? If you have been around long enough to have experienced Philip Crosby’s zero defects and quality is free approach, Armand Feigenbaum’s total quality management (TQM), Joseph Juran’s trilogy, W. Edwards Deming’s 14 points, Japanese style TQM, quality circles, Taguchi methods, kaizen, ISO 9000, the Baldrige criteria and now Six Sigma, not to mention ...

In an increasingly competitive market, businesses are turning to new practices like Six Sigma, a structured methodology for accelerated process improvement, to help reduce costs and increase efficiency. Monte Carlo simulation can help Six Sigma practitioners understand the variation inherent in a process or product, and in turn, can be used to identify and test potential improvements. The benef...

This research examines the application of the Six Sigma methodology to a business problem that emerges with an information technology (IT) solution as the best alternative. A Time/Leave Reporting Process, which supports the payroll function, is investigated using Six Sigma methodology. This case application serves to demonstrate the Six Sigma approach to business process problem solving. One ad...

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Can we predict defect density in advance for software that’s going into production? – The answer is “yes”, if you apply statistical methods to requirements and run measurement programs for functional size and defect cost. The Six Sigma toolbox provides statistical methods for building such prediction models. This paper explains the basics of these statistical methods without going into the deta...

Purpose – To provide a sound discussion on the Six Sigma methodology and see how it fits in with other quality initiatives. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual paper that takes at in-depth look at the origins, pros and cons of Six Sigma and how it relates to some of the other quality initiatives in industry. Findings – The immediate goal of Six Sigma is defect reduction. Reduced defects ...

Die auf statistischen Methoden basierende Prozessverbesserungsmethode Six Sigma wurde in den 80 ́ Jahren bei Motorola entwickelt und erlangte in der Industrie große Beachtung. Six Sigma Projekte folgen einer festgelegten Vorgehensweise mit definierten Rollen und den Projektphasen Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve und Control (DMAIC). Insgesamt gelten die Philosophie und Konzeption von Six Sigma ...

It is not possible to walk down the "Management" aisle at a bookstore without getting slapped in the face by a book about Six Sigma. Chances are your organization is either in the middle of a Six Sigma initiative, contemplating one, or at the very least wondering what all the fuss is about. Six Sigma is an approach to improving business processes, improving quality, and generating higher profit...