MBA Journal Six Sigma Education Resources

18Jan/1211:46 AM

Six Sigma Belt System Under Scrutiny

Six sigma offers a management program that allows all individuals in a company or corporation to be involved in creating success. In order to do this everyone in a company takes on their own role in the six sigma process and while many understand the need to have different levels working together in different aspects of the company toward a common goal many feel that the...

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10Jan/121:12 AM

What is Six Sigma?

Simply stated Six Sigma is a management philosophy that offers companies a method to develop future business leaders of an organization. To many people Six Sigma is many different things. This is because it offers a company many different tools which can be used together or separately to create a facets of organization that can benefit a company or organization. In order to truly understand what...

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02Jan/124:20 PM

Involve Finance in Project Selection, Not Just Validation

The success of any project relies mostly on financing, without funds nothing can go on as evidenced by stalling or complete downfall of great projects when funding is suspended. The trend has bee that whenever projects are being evaluated and selected, the personnel from the finance department usually are left to do routine work pushing papers instead of actively assessing project viability, sustainability among other crucial...

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02Jan/124:17 PM

How to Explain Six Sigma by Using the Profit Triangle

In marketing, the profit triangle is a tool that can be used to aid's employees' comprehension of Six Sigma's part in the organization. It targets two important parts of Six Sigma, constantly improving business and monetary savings. Even though the financial savings of Six Sigma should be self explanatory, many people do not totally see what the savings are from the start. For instance, if a...

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02Jan/123:01 PM

Plan, Do, Check, Act: The Essence Of Six Sigma

Plan, Do, Check, Act is the essence ofthe business management strategy known as Six Sigma. Popularized in the 1980s by the Motorola Corporation, the Six Sigma method focuses on creating consistently high quality products by constantly monitoring and improving the entire production process. The goal of Six Sigma is zero defects. This goal is attained through a laser like focus on every step of production. It...

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29Dec/117:20 PM

Driving Six Sigma Success Without Top-level Support

Business of all sizes can use the Six Sigma training program to achieve a desired result The program requires commitment throughout all levels of an organization The employees may not be on board with any new idea at first, but an employee may change his or her mind when he sees how the program works. He may also decide not to complain if the employee realizes...

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29Dec/117:08 PM

Defining Defects, Units, and Opportunities

There are lots of business strategies that are overwhelming the world of business. Some tried a few and given up resulting to either using their own methods or ended up losing the business because of too much bad decisions. How do you choose the right strategy? Simple, Look for evidences. One of the most successful strategies around is the Six Sigma, this strategy was introduced by...

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26Dec/113:52 PM

Understanding Why Six Sigma Works

There are so many people out there who are Six Sigma skeptics. These people see, hear, and read articles and testimonials all the time about the 6 Sigma methodology and the ways in which it benefits all businesses large and small. The reasons they are skeptical usually lie in the few bad stories that are out there about Six Sigma failures, like those that surround the...

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15Dec/113:31 AM

Six Sigma Is The Only Way To Go

Six Sigma is to the business world what ice cream is to children. It is something that can please a room full of executives in a matter of minutes. Most big wigs think that they understand what their business needs in order to be successful but after a period of time most find that try after try they are not getting the results they are looking...

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13Dec/112:45 AM

How Six Sigma Practitioners Should Give Presentations

At some point, every Six Sigma practitioner must give a presentation, whether it's targeted for process owners or a board of directors. Many people believe that Six Sigma means calculating statistics in front of a computer, but the truth is that everyone involved in Six Sigma Management spends more time interacting with co-workers than with computers. Unfortunately, most people have never learned presentation techniques. Here are...

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