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Applying Lean Six Sigma to Service by Peter Peterka
Although both Six Sigma and Lean Flow have their roots in
manufacturing, it works just as effectively in service
industries. Much of the U.S. economy is now based on services
rather than manufacturing and many service organization managers
are wondering how they can achieve the tremendous process
improvement benefits of Lean Six Sigma to their service
organization. Many service organizations have already begun to
blend the higher quality of Six Sigma with the efficiency of
Lean into...
Choosing an Experienced Mesothelioma Attorney
As with anything in life, when looking for legal assistance to claim compensation for asbestos injury you want to get the best legal advice going. This is particularly true with legal cases involving an injury such as mesothelioma, where millions of dollars in compensation could be at stake. Selecting the right mesothelioma lawyer could make a big difference to the success of your lawsuit, and also the amount of compensation you receive as settlement for your injury.
The first thing you...
Communication in Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Deploying Six Sigma means entering a period of significant
change in your organization. Productivity and morale almost
always suffers in times of great change. The requirements of
change and adaptation and the very human fear of the unknown add
to stresses of the work environment. In these times,
communication becomes more important than ever.
Communication throughout a Six Sigma project is very important
because the power and scope of Six Sigma demands a significant
commitment from...
Company Politics and Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
No grouping of human beings is without some amount of politics.
Managing deployment of Six Sigma in your organization will
unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict. However,
with deft handling of the personal and political issues that
come up, along with patience and perseverance, your Six Sigma
deployment will not get derailed.
Political factors that can affect a Six Sigma project include
personal resistance to change, inflexible company policies, and
incompatibility...
Design for Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the application of Six Sigma
principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and
support processes. Whereas Six Sigma by definition focuses on
the production phase of a product, DFSS focuses on research,
design, and development phases. DFSS combines many of the tools
that are used to improve existing products or services and
integrates the voice of the customer and simulation methods to
predict new process and product performance.
DFSS...
Design of Experiments for Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
One of the valuable tools in the Six Sigma toolbox is Design of
Experiments. Design of Experiment (DOE) is a structured
technique that helps to uncover relationships often hidden
inside mountains of data. Within the structure of a Six Sigma
project, Design of Experiments is a structured approach to
identifying the factors within a process that contribute to
particular effects, then creating meaningful tests that verify
possible improvement ideas or theories.
Most of us are familiar...
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