Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Originally developed by Motorola in 1986, Six Sigma is quality management method that helps organizations to improve the capability of their business processes. This increase in performance and decrease in process variation lead to defect reduction and improvement in profits, employee morale and quality of products or services.

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Just-in-time (JIT) training

Quality management; Six Sigma

The provision of training only when it is needed to all but eliminate the loss of knowledge and skill caused by a lag between training and use.

Virtual team

Quality management; Six Sigma

Remotely situated individuals affiliated with a common organization, purpose or project, who conduct their joint effort via electronic communication.

Normal inspection

Quality management; Six Sigma

Inspection used in accordance with a sampling plan under ordinary circumstances.

One-touch exchange of dies

Quality management; Six Sigma

The reduction of die setup to a single step.

14 points

Quality management; Six Sigma

W. Edwards Deming's 14 management practises to help companies increase their quality and productivity: 1. create constancy of purpose for improving products and services; 2. adopt the new philosophy; ...

Reduced inspection

Quality management; Six Sigma

Inspection in accordance with a sampling plan requiring smaller sample sizes than those used in normal inspection. Reduced inspection is used in some inspection systems as an economy measure when the ...

Six Sigma

Quality management; Six Sigma

A method that provides organisations tools to improve the capability of their business processes. This increase in performance and decrease in process variation lead to defect reduction and ...