Seminar Abstract:
Six Sigma is not only an operational philosophy, but is also a specific method for characterizing process capability. Achieving good yield from a process requires improvements in every process step, pushing each process towards the Six Sigma goal. This presentation connects the dots between process complexity, process volume, process capability and yield.
Seminar Outline:
This presentation describes the essential concepts of Six Sigma, including:
* What is Six Sigma?
* Are my processes Six Sigma?
* What is process capability?
* Why should I care about Six Sigma?
* How do I get a process to Six Sigma?
* The Six Sigma goal: improving yield
* The relationship between six-sigma and yield
Who Should Attend:
* Owners and CEOs of businesses with large volumes and/or complex processes
* Quality Control Managers and Engineers
* Operations Managers and Manufacturing Engineers
* Companies wanting to improve yield and reduce latent defects
* Professionals trying to justify Six Sigma projects
Extended Abstract:
In many companies, process capability has not yet been designed and remains unknown, while the term "Six Sigma" remains a mysterious buzzword. In fact, "Six Sigma" has a very specific meaning, with significant implications for production operations with complex processes and large volumes. Executives who manage complex processes of more than 50 serial steps are keenly aware of the relationship between Process Capability and Yield, and use those terms to describe their processes. However, any company can benefit from using Process Capability and Yield as primary metrics for process thinking, measurement, analysis and improvements.
Progress towards Six Sigma requires Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) and Variability Reduction and Control (VRC), both consistent with the core principles of Lean, hence the expression Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Applying CPI, VR&C and LSS methods steadily improves process capability, moving production towards Six Sigma. How good is good enough? This presentation explains the trade-off between process capability and yield.