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Fig. 6. Cause and Effect Diagram
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8. Six sigma and lean tools
Table 5. summarizes some of the important Six Sigma tools used for easy ... is the combination of Lean and Six Sigma.
The fusion of Lean and Six Sigma is required because :
Lean cannot bring process under statistical control, and...
...
of Six Sigma, the need for Six Sigma, Sigma Levels and motivation for Six Sigma, Lean
thinking, Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC methodology, Six Sigma and Lean tools, and case studies
on Lean Six Sigma ...
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Many organizations have achieved phenomenal success by implementing Lean Six Sigma.
Lean and Six...
... out.
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LindaMay Patterson & Janne Speed (20 09). Aligning Business Process Management, Service
Oriented Architecture, and Lean Six Sigma for ... Sahin (20 08). Design for Six Sigma (DFSS): lessons learned from world-class
companies”, International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage, Vol.4,
No.1, 2...
... the design process (Fisher and Schutta, 20 03). Maritan and Panizzolo (20 09) proposed
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Fig. 1. HOQ Model (Cohen, 20 07)
3. Methodology
QFD ... operations (walking and waiting times), operations that were
carried out to produce a paper to be reworked or wasted. The Kaizen strategy begins and
Six Sigma Projects...
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The quality and service characteristics were analyzed and a standard or limit value was
determined for each. These are the industry standard ... implement a Six Sigma program at a company, e.g., Yu
and Popplewell (1994), Yacout and Hall (1997), Bisgaard and Freiesleben (20 00), Yacout and
Gautreau (20 00)...
...
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Note: Key Goal Indicators (KGIs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are commonly
used by CIO Offices and IT management and are also part ... documentation process.
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Level 3 maturity implies that the qualitative process improvement projects initiated...
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2. 2.1 The Z-score
Z-score is the most popular metric that is used in Six s...