Articles Tagged with ''Six Sigma''

Many quality professionals, including statisticians, have remained mired in their rapidly diminishing consultative roles of teaching statistical tools, analyzing data, designing experiments and performing internal consulting duties while having few leadership responsibilities and limited accountability.

I have spent numerous years working in and with all aspects of quality. During my earliest time in industry solving problems was more of a singular focus, but over the years the focus has become more of a team effort.

Attendees to learn how to do more with less, sustain results, and implement lean and Six Sigma.

I had a discussion recently with someone who, for three decades, had been performing a statistical function at a large manufacturing company. He couldn’t understand why, in spite of excellent job performance reviews, his company had furloughed him indefinitely.

Six Sigma is still one of the most popular methodologies in use today. As proof all one has to do is read the periodicals and textbooks or attend an ASQ section meeting or conference.

It is not uncommon to blame senior management for most of what ails an organization. However, it is past time to rethink this attitude!

Recipients to be honored at May event preceding World Conference on Quality and Improvement in Milwaukee, Wis.