. What is Six Sigma and When was the first time that Six Sigma used?
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What is Six Sigma and When was the first time that Six Sigma used?


Six Sigma is a disciplined, statistical based, data-driven approach and continuous improvement methodology for eliminating defects in a product, process or service. Six Sigma can also be thought of as a measure of process performance, with Six Sigma is the goal, based on the defects per million.

Principles that majorly involved in Six Sigma are:
Recognize: Identify the problem areas in the process flow
Define: Defining the problem statement and involve numbers in the definition

Measure: Measure the defective percentage of your problem and set the goal to reach the target

Analyze: Identify the potential root causes of the data by using different analysis tools like Ishikawa, Pareto etc.,

Improve: Show the improvement by using the action plan

Control: Create the control plan to sustain and increase the improvement Standardize: Standardization or standardization is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments.

Integrate: Bring (people or groups with particular characteristics or needs) into equal participation in or membership of a social group or institution.

The First Company that Adopted Six Sigma Method


The history of the Six Sigma method at Motorola can be summarized as follows. In the late 1970s, Motorola started experimenting with problem-solving through statistical analysis. In the 1980s, Motorola CEO Bob Galvin was struggling to compete with foreign manufacturers, when Senior Sales Vice President Art Sundry admitted that their “quality stinks”. Quality Engineer Bill Smith coined the improvement measurements as Six Sigma. The term “Six Sigma” was coined by Bill Smith at Motorola. Now, Bill Smith is called as the Father of the Six Sigma method around the world.

With the help of this program, Motorola saved $17 Billion from 1986 to 2004 reflecting hundreds of individual successes in the business areas like:

  • Sales and Marketing

  • Customer Service

  • Transactional Processes

  • Product Design


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    Comments - 7

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