The Asian Journal on Quality / Vol. 8‚ No. 3 23 Design for Six Sigma and Lean Product Development : Differences‚ Similarities and Links Jean‐Baptiste Fouquet‚ MSc † Ida Gremyr‚ Ph.D. Assistant Professor At Quality Sciences‚ Chalmers University‚ Göteborg‚ Sweden E-mail: jb.fouquet@gmail.com‚ ida.gremyr@chalmers.se Abstract1) Many practitioners strive to increase the efficiency of their product development. In addition‚ smaller companies must satisfy customers’ expectations of their
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SIX SIGMA and its Role in Quality Management Sung H. Park Department of Statistics‚ Seoul National University Kwanak-ku‚ Seoul‚ 151-742‚ Korea parksh@plaza.snu.ac.kr Abstract Six Sigma was introduced into Korea in 1997‚ and it is regarded as a fascinating management strategy in many Korean companies. First of all‚ the reasons why Six Sigma is fascinating are given and a smart way to introduce Six Sigma is illustrated. Seven step procedures to introduce Six Sigma are explained. Next‚ the differences
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departments The balanced scorecard measure more than just the financial performance of the company Critical factors that meeting the goals: 1. Customer satisfaction: market share and repeat business 2. Operational efficiency: the number of produced per hour and the number of warranty claims received. 3. Employee excellence: employee training hours‚ employee satisfaction surveys 4. Financial Profitability: revenue growth rate and earnings per share. The balanced scorecard provide holistic approach
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Introduction: Six Sigma is a business management strategy designed to meet customer needs and process capability. Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a systematic project-oriented fashion through define‚ measure‚ analyze‚ improve‚ and control (DMAIC) cycle‚ including statistical tools‚ and creates a special infrastructure of people within the
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Analysis: Maple Leaf Foods: Leading Six Sigma Change Maple Leaf Foods: Six Sigma in 2002 From the title‚ “Maple Leaf Foods (A): Leading Six Sigma Change”‚ one could assume that the case study is about introduction and implementing of Six Sigma in Maple Leaf Foods (MLF) company which is based Toronto‚ Canada. By observing through headings from the case study‚ one can predict that Bruce Miyashita‚ vice-president (VP) Six Sigma of MLF‚ brings Six Sigma to MLF and he implemented it. Based on
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Overview This study discusses the four "Perspectives" specified in Kaplan’s and Norton’s Balanced Scorecard framework‚ focusing on their implementation at GTE4). Subsequently the efficiency of Garret Walker’s and Randall MacDonald’s internal communication strategy is evaluated and in the final chapter a summarizing conclusion is provided. Introduction In 1996‚ J. Randall MacDonald‚ Executive Vice President of Human Resources at the GTE Corporation was facing the challenge to create an HR strategy
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Balance scorecard Definition Balance scorecard also known as BSC. BSC was developed by Robert Kaplan and Norton in the early 1990s. Balance scorecard comes from two words namely balance and scorecards. Balance mean a balance between financial and non-financial performance‚ short-term performance and long-term performance‚ the performance of which is internal and external. When the scorecard also mean that the card is used to measure one’s performance score. At first scorecard used to measure performance
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VOL.5 NO.4 Summer 2004 Aligning the Balanced Scorecard and a Firm’s Strategy Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process B Y D E WAY N E L . S E A R C Y‚ C M A ‚ C PA ‚ C I A IS USED TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS TO SIX THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) COMPANIES TO DETERMINE IF EACH COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE SYSTEM IS ALIGNED WITH ITS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF IMPLEMENTING LEAN ENTERPRISE POLICIES. A STEP-BY STEP PROCESS FOR USING - EXCEL IN AHP APPLICATIONS IS DESCRIBED. I n
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Nanchang‚ P. R. China‚ May 22-24‚ 2009‚ pp. 206-209 Study on Balanced Scorecard of Commercial Bank in Performance Management System Yansheng Zhang1‚ Longyi Li2 1‚2 South China University of Technology‚ Guangzhou‚ China 1 Zhang.ys01@mail.scut.edu.cn 2 lyli@scut.edu.cn Abstract—Performance management of commercial banks is an important aspect of banking business management. this paper makes study about how to use the Balanced Scorecard as a tool‚ which is applied to commercial banks performance
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Six-Sigma refers to the philosophy and methods companies such as Toyota use to improve manufacturing processes and eliminate product defects. Besides‚ there are seven wastes found in manufacturing that provides information on how managers can reduce or eliminate waste in order to become a lean organization. For instance‚ Toyota Company makes use of lean production and supply to improve their productivity and profitability. Above all‚ by implementing Six-Sigma philosophy and methodology such as DMAIC
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