Six Sigma

The core Six Sigma principles
Always focus on the customer.
Understand how work really happens.
Make your processes flow smoothly.
Reduce waste and concentrate on value.
Stop defects through removing variation.
Get buy-in from the team through collaboration.
Make your efforts systematic and scientific.

The 5 steps of the Six Sigma DMAIC Process
Define – Identify the problem. Craft a problem statement, goal statement, project charter, customer requirement, and process map.
Measure – Baseline the current process. Collect data on current performance and issues.
Analyze – Identify the root cause of issues.
Improve – Get to a higher level of performance.
Control – Assure that the process improvement is sustainable.

Why Six Sigma was introduced? Six Sigma was created to put an emphasis on identifying and eliminating waste, variation, defects and errors and developing a culture of continuous process improvement.

What is the main objective of Six Sigma?
The main goal of any Six Sigma implementation is quality improvement. The term originally comes from the sigma rating used to statistically rate manufacturing processes by quality performance. A six sigma process occurs when no defects are expected in 99.99966% of all chances to produce them.