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Normal Distribution in Lean Six Sigma. Learn the Bell Curve

Six Sigma is a quality management system that aims to decrease variance and errors in business processes. The strategy makes use of statistical analysis and a data-driven methodology to reduce inefficiencies in the process and attain enduring outcomes. A key concept in Six Sigma is the normal distribution or bell curve. The bell curve helps […]

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What is COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality)?

Quality issues can significantly impact a company’s profitability and reputation. To quantify the financial impact of poor quality, the concept of cost of poor quality (COPQ) is used. COPQ refers to all the costs associated with preventing, finding, and correcting defective work. It provides a metric to understand the cost of quality problems and drive […]

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KPIV (Key Process Input Variable) for Business Success

Key Process Input Variables (KPIVs) play a vital role in process improvement initiatives. They are inputs to a process that has a significant influence on the process performance and quality of process outputs. By identifying and focusing on these vital input variables, organizations can drive effective analysis, monitoring, and improvements of their business processes. KPIVs […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Control Charts in Six Sigma. Achieve Process Excellence

Control charts in Six Sigma are statistical process monitoring tools that help optimize processes by identifying variations.  They were introduced by Dr. Walter Shewhart as part of his work on statistical quality control in the 1920s. Control charts display process data over time which enables the identification of special and common causes of variation. This […]

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A Complete Guide to Six Sigma Defects Per Million (2024)

Achieving consistent and predictable business process performance is crucial for delivering value to customers. However, variability, defects, and errors threaten this objective, eroding quality and driving up costs. To systematically enhance process capability, organizations leverage Six Sigma – a rigorous methodology centered on statistical thinking and defect elimination. One of its pivotal concepts is defects […]

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7 Reasons Why Systems Thinking is Important for Innovation in Organizations

It is critical for modern organizations and teams to constantly innovate, rapidly solve problems, and make effective decisions. With a rise in complexity and connectivity, things have become more complex than they seem. Thus, requiring leaders to dissect diverse parts of an organization or systems that influence one other. Systems thinking provides a perspective on […]

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Minitab Essentials Training for Six Sigma Professionals

Every industry or trade has some core functions essential to the success of any professionals practicing their trade or craft. For Six Sigma professionals, mastering statistics is vital to their success. One of the most essential tools used for statistical work is the Minitab software package. Combined with other tools, strategies, and data formats, Six […]

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New Project Management Training from SixSigma.us

Six Sigma tools are indeed important tools for getting better project results.  The same can be said for Project Management methods are important for getting better Six Sigma results. Studying Project Management to the level required to earn certification from PMI is one approach, but takes years of time, for you and your company.  Even […]

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Top 3 Process Behavior Charts

“Process behavior chart” or “control chart” is such a broad term. When you have decided to track the performance of a process visually using a process behavior chart as one of the tools, you have to settle on which chart type to use. While there a number of control charts to choose from, there are […]

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Six Sigma: Apply Tools for the New Year

It’s the holiday season, which includes thinking about the pending new year. This is the perfect time to start living more mindfully, meaning spending less money and making your money go further. Here is an easy way to try the magic of Six Sigma for yourself, and start saving money in your business. Get started by […]

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Lean Six Sigma 5S Tool for Decluttering

Clutter can be annoying or at its extreme even detrimental to a home or workspace. Clutter happens when you least expect it; for example, you save a magazine so that you can read it later. Then before you know it, you have an entire lifetime of National Geographic magazines stored in your closet! Lean’s 5S […]

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INFOGRAPHIC: The DMAIC Roadmap

Whether you are trying to remove waste from a process, or trying to find out what exactly needs to be improved in a process, the DMAIC template is your secret sauce. This roadmap is simple to use, along with some added tools such as process mapping, the 5 Whys and the Cause and Effect Diagram/Fishbone […]

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Examining the Connection Between DMADV and SMART Goals

While we usually examine DMAIC vs. DMADV here in our Six Sigma blog, we would like to show the similarities here to another methodology often seen in the business world, known as the SMART goal template, and show there is a correlation that’s just too obvious not to compare. What is the SMART goal template? […]

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For Process Improvement, Call Six Sigma

Process improvement is vital for any business in any industry. Since change is a constant, we want to continually improve the quality and standards of not only our products, but also how we run the day-to-day tasks to create those products or services. Six Sigma methodologies using the DMAIC have certain tools that are easy to […]

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The PDCA Cycle as Part of the Continuous Improvement Process

There are many great tools and templates used in Six Sigma, and today we are going to spend a little time with PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act). PDCA is a template or cycle used for problem solving. W. Edwards Deming originally created PDCA way back in the 1950s, and his intentions were to use PDCA with a continuous […]

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Human Resources Can Create a Successful Six Sigma Environment

Since Six Sigma is an all out team effort, it is extremely important to have the right candidates creating those teams. Let’s assume that we have an excellent staff already, but we need to increase our manpower due to turnover. This is when the duties of human resources become extremely important to get the company […]

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Six Sigma Improvement of Total Quality Management (TQM)

The origin of Total Quality Management (TQM) had many forefathers in its inception, but was generic in nature. Meaning you could plug the works of Ishikawa, Juran and Deming (just to name a few) into any business and you’d get results — just not the best results for your specific business. Six Sigma has some […]

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DFSS Provides Structure While Creating

Here’s a basic overview of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and when it’s used. DFSS is used when you want to create a new product, service or process. After reviewing your current existing product, service, or process, you realize that process making improvements still won’t close the gap of what is required by your customer […]

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The Importance of Implementing Six Sigma Correctly

When a company decides to implement Six Sigma, first and foremost they need to follow the entire protocol of Six Sigma. In other words, don’t skip and go right to what you think is important — all of it is important. Skip any one part and failure will ensue. For example, if in all your […]

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