First Developed by Motorola in the mid 1980's, the methodology only became well known after GE's Jack Welch made it a central focus of his business strategy in Over several years that followed the initiation of its efforts, Motorola improved quality levels saved a reported $2.2 billion in the process. Brief History of Six Sigma SIX SIGMA Since 1996 numbers of International Company have grow rapidly from the Six Sigma Culture Change. Siemens, Seagate, Compaq, Toshiba, AmEx……

 is the 18 th letter of the Greek alphabet  is the symbol for Standard Deviation  is the measurement for Variations

“6 Sigma methodology is a powerful breakthrough management tool that provides businesses with the strategy, tactics and tools to improve their profitability through focusing on improving the sigma capability of their processes.” (Six Sigma Academy) Statistically speaking :-“6 Sigma Process is equivalent to Cp=2.0, Cpk=1.5 and PPM=3.4” (Motorola University)

LowerSpecUpperSpec Target 1111 1111 2222 2222 3333 3333 Yield = 99.73% (At 3 

LowerSpecUpperSpec Target Yield = % (At 6  1111 1111 2222 2222 3333 3333 4444 4444 5555 5555 6666 6666 1.5  shift

The Disciplines of Six Sigma Six Sigma Recognize Define Measure Analyze Improve Control

Concepts of DMAIC Define (What’s important!) Identify Opportunity Define the Problem Statement Define Scope of Project Form Project Team Define (What’s important!) Identify Opportunity Define the Problem Statement Define Scope of Project Form Project Team Measure (How we’re doing) Collect Data Analyze Current Problem Understand the Cause & Effect Relation Define Target for Improvement Measure (How we’re doing) Collect Data Analyze Current Problem Understand the Cause & Effect Relation Define Target for Improvement Analyze (What’s Wrong?) Identify Root Cause Propose Possible solutions Analyze (What’s Wrong?) Identify Root Cause Propose Possible solutions Improve (Fixing What’s Wrong) Prioritize Plan Test Proposed Solution Optimize Proposed Solution Implementation of Proposed Actions Improve (Fixing What’s Wrong) Prioritize Plan Test Proposed Solution Optimize Proposed Solution Implementation of Proposed Actions Control (To Guarantee Performance) Measure & Monitor Progress Maintain Gain Acknowledge Team Communicate Results Control (To Guarantee Performance) Measure & Monitor Progress Maintain Gain Acknowledge Team Communicate Results

Tools of M-A-I-C MeasureMeasure AnalyzeAnalyze ImproveImprove ControlControl Process Mapping Fish-Bone Diagram C&E Matrix FMEA Gauge R&R Capability Study Process Mapping Fish-Bone Diagram C&E Matrix FMEA Gauge R&R Capability Study Multi-Vari Studies Correlation Regression ANOVA Hypothesis Testing Non-Parametric Testing Multi-Vari Studies Correlation Regression ANOVA Hypothesis Testing Non-Parametric Testing Screening DOE Design Of Experiments Response Surface Methodology Screening DOE Design Of Experiments Response Surface Methodology Quality System SPC Audits Control Plans Quality System SPC Audits Control Plans