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Int. J. Computer Aided Engineering and Technology‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 1‚ 2011 19 Implementation of Six Sigma in Indian industries – a Delphi study R.K. Padhy and S. Sahu* Department of Industrial Engg. & Mgmt.‚ Indian Institute of Technology‚ Kharagpur-721302‚ India E-mail: rkpadhy@iem.iitkgp.ernet.in E-mail: sahus@mech.iitkgp.ernet.in *Corresponding author R.K. Das Department of Mechanical Engg.‚ College of Engg. & Technology‚ Bhubaneswar-751003‚ India E-mail: ranjitdas@gmail.com Abstract:
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Six Sigma Some say‚ Robert Galvin invented Six Sigma in the 1880’s‚ instead‚ he applied methodologies that had been available since the 1920’s developed by luminaries such as: Shewhart‚ Deming‚ Juran‚ Ishikawa‚ Ohno‚ Shingo‚ Taguchi‚ and Shainin. The idea behind Six Sigma is you can measure how many defects you have in a process‚ you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and as close to zero defects as possible. We use this highly disciplined Six Sigma process to help us focus
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Introduction to Six Sigma "Six Sigma" is the method of quality management which aims at achieving "six sigma". This method was introduced by Motorola in the 80’s. Nowadays it is beeing used by lots of international companies and institutions. Some people say that six sigma should be implemented into various sphere of life and the effect of this method (significant improvement of financial results by reducing costs of bad quality) is very important. In statistics "sigma" means standard deviation
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Six Sigma Six Sigma is a methodological approach by which errors in a company’s current processes and plans are identified and strategies to fix the same are formulated. It is fact-based technique‚ involving a lot of data handling‚ which provides scientific results for cost cutting and reduction in waste of resources. It is also a fat–based‚ data–driven philosophy of quality improvement that values defect deterrence over defect exposure. It drives customer satisfaction and bottom-line results
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Six Sigma Preeti Singh‚ 2356 Irral Vaz‚ 2355 Maria Veliyath‚ 2356 Importance The importance of Six Sigma has increased manifold in the last two decades and is set to increase even more in the coming years as more and more businesses realize its benefits. Six Sigma is anticipated to maintain its dominance over all other existing quality improvement techniques because it is flexible and can be altered to suit the requirements of new businesses that might come up in the near future. We can
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Manag Res (2009) 2:44–55 DOI 10.1007/s12063-009-0020-8 Six Sigma failures: An escalation model Satya S. Chakravorty Received: 20 May 2009 / Revised: 13 August 2009 / Accepted: 17 August 2009 / Published online: 28 August 2009 # Springer Science + Business Media‚ LLC 2009 Abstract Despite the pervasiveness of Six Sigma programs‚ there is rising concern regarding the failure of many Six Sigma programs. One explanation for many Six Sigma failures could be escalation of commitment. Escalation
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Contents ix QUAI.TY AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 25 (Ju‚ility and Business Results 27 TIIRLE LEVELS OF QUALITY 29 QUALITY AND PERSONAL VALUES 29 SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS AND TERMINOLOGY 31 QUALITY IN PRACTCE: FROM LEADERSHIP THROUGH QUALITY TO LEAN Six SIGMA AT XEROX 31 CHAPTER 3 PHILOSOPHIES AND FRAMEWORKS THE CEDAR FOUNDATION 90 89 QUALIY PROFILES: TEXAS NAMEPLATE COMPANY‚ INC.‚ AND THE DEMING PHILOSOPHY 91 Deming ’s 14 Points 99 Foundations of the Deming Philosophy 92 QUALITY IN
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Six Sigma‚ An improvement Strategy……. Causes of Variation ● Random‚ chance‚ constant‚ common‚ unknown causes the “rhythm” of the process ● Variation inherent in a process ● Can be eliminated only through improvements in the system Assignable‚ special causes ● something has changed ● Variation due to identifiable factors ● Can be modified through operator or management action ● What are the sources of variation in a process? ● ● ● ● ● ● Machine variation Raw Material variation Different
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Six Sigma: Definition and underlying theory§ Roger G. Schroeder a‚*‚ Kevin Linderman a‚1‚ Charles Liedtke b‚2‚ Adrian S. Choo c‚ Motorola originally developed Six Sigma in 1987 and targeted an aggressive goal of 3.4 ppm defects (Barney‚ 2002b; Folaron‚ 2003). In 1994 Larry Bossidy‚ CEO of AlliedSignal‚ introduced Six Sigma as a business initiative to ‘‘produce high-level results‚ improve work processes‚ expand all employees’ skills and change the culture’’ (ASQ‚ 2002‚ p. 14). This was followed
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