Six Sigma experience in the work place

CatFromHue · 2019-03-15 16:51:18

Anyone use this much? Studying for a green belt at the moment, mainly as a CV filler. It does seem something that could be pretty useful but when I think to some of the companies I've worked for it just would have been done half assed due to getting the difficulty in getting people to "buy in". This is a reflection on the…

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CatFromHue

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Anyone use this much?

Studying for a green belt at the moment, mainly as a CV filler.

It does seem something that could be pretty useful but when I think to some of the companies I've worked for it just would have been done half assed due to getting the difficulty in getting people to "buy in". This is a reflection on the company and not the six sigma process though.

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#2 23-03-2019 06:20AM

Turbulent Bill

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I've never seen it implemented well. Either the metric you're trying to control within 6sigma is badly chosen, or there hasn't been a Lean (waste reduction) process performed first to trim any fat.

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#3 23-03-2019 06:42AM

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I have used it in a couple of workplaces for a lot of CI, used process mapping the 5 s principles and JIT inventory control it is a great tool for management of waste and any fat that you would have in an organisation.

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