6 Sigma is a quality management program to achieve “6 sigma” levels of quality. 6 Sigma is a highly disciplined process that helps to focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services. Why “Sigma”? The word is a statistical term that measures how far a given process deviates from perfection. The central idea [...]
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Substance, Not Hype Defenders say the current downturn, far from denting 6 Sigma reputation, is enhancing it. While they acknowledge 6 Sigma did not help them predict and avoid the downturn, they insist no one ever claimed it would. “You’re dealing with a global economic problem that is a one-in-80-year event,” Keith Sherin, [...]
6 Sigma Mystique Takes Beating In Downturn ‘SICK SIGMA’ It has always been easy to ridicule 6 Sigma. The name — given by Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Inc, which codified 6 Sigma in the 1980s and trademarked it — is a statistical term, meaningless to lay ears and yet vaguely sinister, perhaps conjuring thoughts of a [...]
