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Six Sigma as a Management System and the Leadership Behaviors Required to Support It

by Noel Wilson

Content from ASQ's 2005 Six Sigma Conference: Tom McCarty, Director of Consulting Services, Motorola University, identifies the elements of a Six Sigma infrastructure capable of sustaining breakthrough performance...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Copyright: 2008
  • Keywords:Leadership, Six Sigma, Management systems
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Blurry Six Sigma Vision?

by ASQ Staff Writer

How to create a vision statement that will mobilize staff and set the tone for your implementation...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Copyright: 2008
  • Keywords:Executive, Six Sigma, Vision statement, Strategic planning
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Six Sigma: The Critical Link between Process Improvements and Business Results

by M. M. Kapadia, S. Hemanth, B. Sharda

A delivery improvement case study from Pune, India, demonstrates how Six Sigma's focus on the relationships among a project's business Y, customer Y, process Y, and inputs (Xs) can achieve breakthrough results...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Copyright: 2008
  • Keywords:Black Belt, Case study, Six Sigma, Product and service delivery, Continuous improvement
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Project Case Study: $4.5MM Operational Risk Reduction - Wire Transfers

by Sheila Shaffie, Shahbaz Shahbazi

Using Six Sigma to improve the wire transfer process at a medium-size bank resulted in a 93-fold return on investment...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Copyright: 2008
  • Keywords:Six Sigma, Case study, Business results, Wire transfers, Process improvement
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The Top-Management Maxim

by M.M. Kapadia; Noel Wilson

At Tata Toyo Radiators in Pune, India, routine CEO involvement provides both symbolic and practical motivation for Six Sigma project teams...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Copyright: 2008
  • Keywords:Executive, Six Sigma, Leadership

What's Wrong with Six Sigma?

by Wilson, Noel

The first in a three-part series that examines criticisms of Six Sigma, this article addresses the view that Six Sigma is too statistical...

  • Filetype: pdf
  • Copyright: 2008
  • Keywords:Master Black Belt

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