The words “Six Sigma” likely conjure thoughts of a manufacturing floor rather than an engineering simulation. Manufacturing, after all, is what the method for eliminating defects is most closely ...

Bill Smith, a Motorola engineer, introduced Six Sigma to the company in the 1980s. It set the company’s goal for defects per million opportunities at 3.4, a six-sigma deviation from the mean. And then ...

Classroom training includes interactive, face-to-face coursework, where students learn by doing and working with classmates to solve problems and situations they encounter in real work settings.

Lean and Six Sigma are complementary disciplines that, together, create a system which eliminates and prevents waste.

For those who have forgotten, or simply weren’t around a decade or so ago when it was the focus of numerous books, articles, and panel discussions, Six Sigma is a process that relies on statistics and ...

To the casual observer, Professor Wendy Martin is a smart, mechanical engineer who, before entering the world of education, built a successful career in the beverage container industry perfecting the ...

Small businesses eager to enhance the quality of their business processes, products and/or services should consider adopting a strategy known as Six Sigma. Six Sigma aims to identify and correct ...

Six Sigma is a widely used, data-driven, quality improvement process. Manufacturing uses a discipline called “Lean” (lean manufacturing) that focuses on process speed and efficiency. This process has ...

The Difference Between 3 Sigma & 6 Sigma. It's a quality assurance truism that you can't inspect quality into a product. For a statistician, the difference between three sigma and six sigma is a ...

Blend a structured approach for solving problems with a scoop of project management and a helping of statistical tools. Add a side of common sense. What do you have? Six Sigma. Though often associated ...