Motorola – In Pursuit of Six Sigma Situation Internal and External Factors: Motorola is a very large electronics manufacturer based in Schaumburg‚ Illinois. They were founded in 1928. After founder Paul Galvin died in 1959‚ his son Robert stepped in as CEO of the company. Motorola was quite successful at that time; however‚ things changed drastically over the next twenty years. Statement of the problem: Motorola was in serious trouble by the early 1980’s. Competitors such as Texas Instruments
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IMPLEMENTING LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ILI MARINI BT ZAINAL ABIDIN 1. ABSTRACT Lean Six Sigma approach is recognized widely and has been implemented predominately in manufacturing rather than other industries. To illustrate the point‚ this paper draws attention to the adoption of Lean Six Sigma in various industries with a case study. The combination of Lean tools and Six Sigma methodology is used to improve the process and quality by eliminating the variations and
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reducing manufacturing defects and services errors‚ efficient operations‚ faster customer response‚ better employee skills‚ and many more. When improving a business performance it needs a structured approach‚ a disciplined thinking‚ and the engagement of everyone in the business. The elements that were mentioned above‚ have been the foundation for many approaches to the productivity and quality improvements over the years. Six Sigma became a popular approach to improvement that concentrates on outputs
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Lean Six Sigma training offerings vary greatly. Offerings include 5 days to get certified as a Black Belt (guaranteed) all the way up to 20+ days of training with no guarantees unless the student demonstrates competency over following months. Offerings also include Green Belt level courses with a bundle of six sigma tools all the way up to Green Belt training that includes a comprehensive array of both lean‚ six sigma and facilitative leadership methods. Which one do you buy into? Which one will
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Critical Factors for successful Six Sigma Implementation (Published in NCQM Journal April 2004) By Hemant Urdhwareshe‚ General Manager Product Engineering‚ Cummins India Limited. Six Sigma approach is one of the most widely discussed topics by business executives for the last few years. It all began when Motorola started talking about Six Sigma and then Jack Welch embraced it for GE when Six Sigma became a hot cake. While Six Sigma was somewhat suddenly known to many‚ its evolution is not as sudden
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The Effect of Lean Six Sigma on the Employee and the Organization MGMT – 500 Abstract Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that creates processes within an organization to cut waste and improve the company’s performance. However‚ studies have shown that over the past decade applying Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma can create problems for companies financially and potential problems for employees. Companies should take great care before implementing a Lean Six Sigma solution because in some instances
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INTEGRATION OF SIX SIGMA AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LITERATURE RESEARCH 1. Introduction In today’s global business environment‚ the importance of first-to-market‚ customer service‚ cost-competitiveness‚ and quality are key factors in determining an organization’s success‚ or undesirable failure. Manufacturers‚ engineering and transactional firms share a drive to lower costs‚ reduce cycle time and offer a diverse product mix as they pursue higher profits and an increased market share in a growing
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Maple leaf Foods (MLF) company is based in Toronto‚ Canada with Operation across Canada and in United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Asia and Mexico. Maple Leaf Brand appeared more then 100 years. In 1990‚ Maple Leaf Mills Limited and Canada Packers Inc. merged to form Maple Leaf Foods. In 1995‚ McCain Capital Corporation and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board acquired controlling interest in the company Louann Hulsoman‚ a senior manger at Maple Leaf Food’s‚ had asked
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Dissertation at Gulf Medical College Hospital and Research Centre‚ Ajman‚ UAE (February 9- May 5‚ 2013) A Report on Improving the Hospital Discharge process with Six Sigma Methods Himanshu Maitra Post-graduate Programme in Hospital Management 16th Batch 2011-2013 Institute of Health Management Research‚ Jaipur Table of Contents Section Page No. Acknowledgement 3 Certificate 4 Introduction 6 Project Title 7 Research Methodology
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Facilities are charged with the process of quality care‚ sustaining patient satisfaction‚ carrying out controls on cost at the same time maintaining productivity in the whole organization. Two methods have been primarily used in this process‚ there are Six Sigma‚ ISO9000/9001. The two methods have been utilized in improving the processes‚ creating of standards and defining high quality measurements‚ and goals in a healthcare organization. The ISO 9000 series was formed by the International Organization for
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