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Article #2896 Sigma for the 4th time
From: Scott Thornburg
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 00:00
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According to Case 16 or Gregory M. Bounds' book Cases in Quality the six
steps are;
Identify the work you do.
Identify who you work is for
What do you need to do your work and from whom.
Map the process
Mistake-proof the process and eliminate delays.
Establish quality and cycle time measurement and improvement goals
>
> >
> >In a message dated 9/1/97 0:26:06, you wrote:
> >
> ><<I have been reading about Motorola's Six Sigma approach to quality
> >management and they have a 6 steps method to achieve it.
> >Does anyone know what each of those 6 steps are?
> >Thank you for your replies.
> >Carlos Joos
> >cdjoos@usa.net
> >>>
> >
> >I'm not aware of a six step method but of a 4 step process improvement
> >method:
> >
> >Measure
> >Analyze
> >Improve
> >Control
> >
> >There are six or 8 step team problem solving methods depending on how you
> >count. Xerox has 6, Ford has 8, GM has 5, and I'm not sure what Motorola
> >has.
> >
> >Form the team
> >Problem Statement
> >Root Cause
> >Identify Solutions
> >Verify Solutions
> >Implement the Best Solution
> >Make it Permanent
> >Team Celebrates
> >
> >I paraphrased the steps based on the variations of the lists out in the
> >public domain.
> >
> >Does this answer your question?
> >
> >Robert Drensek, CQE, CQA, CRE?
> >Quality Engineer
> >RNAV@AOL.COM
> >
> NYL, Scott
>
>
> Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
> 1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only
> once.
> 2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data
> points.
>
>
thornbur@sprynet.com
NYL, Scott
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Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
1. If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only
once.
2. If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data
points.
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