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Six Sigma Definition

Six Sigma is a methodology that compares a business' process performance with critical customer needs, ensuring that the outputs of a business (its products and services) are exactly, and always, designed to customer requirements thus producing a line of products and services that is virtually defect-free (Niemes, 1999). Six Sigma is a disciplined effort that closely examines a company’s repetitive processes for product design, production, suppliers, products and services, and the organisation as a whole (Defeo, 1999).

Six Sigma Description

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Six Sigma References

  • Costanzo, C. (2002) Celebrated six sigma has its critics, too American Banker Vol. 167 (165), p. 1.
  • Defeo, J. A. (1999) Six sigma: Road map for survival, H.B.R Focus, Vol. 76 (7), pp. 11-12.
  • Lazarus, I. R. and Butler, K. (2001) The promise of Six Sigma: Managed Healthcare Executive, Vol. 11 (9), pp. 22-26.
  • McClenahen, J. S. (2002) Best Practices: ITT Champions six sigma, Industry Week. Available: www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1060

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