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Six Sigma Introduction
Six Sigma Introduction
Six Sigma Introduction
Find out the facts before acting Full time committed Black Belts Part time committed Green Belts DMAIC - the road map Strategic link for project selection
Background
1989 Motorola Chairman, Bob Galvin asks Mikel Harry to head the Six Sigma Research Institute Organisation
funded by a number of Fortune 500 companies
1995 Larry Bossidy, CEO of AlliedSignal, convinced General Electrics Jack Welch to try Six Sigma
Many Fortune 500 companies have begun Six Sigma initiatives Requiring / requesting that first tier suppliers adopt Six Sigma Product and service advertisements now mention Six Sigma
2008-06-01 SKF Group Slide 4 SKF (Group Six Sigma) 0.01 Introduction to Six Sigma
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Describing and reducing variation in all processes in all parts of the organisation Fact based driven decisions Team based projects led by Black or Green Belts Customer focused and business results driven projects - strategic link
Based on Statistics
Failure rate with Six Sigma: less than 3.4 defects per one million opportunities Out of Spec
Sigma Level PPM 2 308537 3 66807 4 6210 5 233 6 3.4
Cant be harvest by known methods Sophisticated systematic approach required Some systematic approach required Normal improvements
Design for Six Sigma DMAIC model FADE / QIT tools / Value Management
Definition: A systematic and disciplined approach to achieve excellence in all current and new processes with improved customer satisfaction and profitable growth for SKF as the main drivers.
The SKF way We need to set a new standard in the market place and Six Sigma contains the process, the tools and way of working that will help us move to that level. Tom Johnstone President and CEO
BeyondZero
Will help us achieve and sustain improvements in performance in all kinds of processes All Six Sigma projects must be in line with the strategic targets of the organisation
Six Sigma
Specific project selection process Projects linked to strategic goals D-M-A-I-C improvement cycle
define-measure-analyse-improve-control
Result oriented
Generic improvements
Problem identified
Project approved
End of project
and Belt leaves project
Implementation
Examples of projects that are too big and too complex for Six Sigma are: a new factory acquisitions
S I X S I G M A
Less complex problems and improvement projects, following DMAIC roadmap led by Green Belts