TABLE OF CONTENTS "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein
Advancement to near perfection (maximum profitability) is virtually impossible without integration of proper engineering design, material, process, and control strategies in other words, achieving higher standard deviations in existing and future production processes. Six Sigma tools uncover the unseen root causes of potential problems and attack them to eliminate defect opportunities. This means that Six Sigma takes the necessary measurements at the early stages of product or process development before the problem occurs. Alternatively, it will focus on the processes indicating that their sigma level is either too low and cannot improve or a high sigma level (5 or more), which is too challenging to improve. One should keep in mind that the cost of redesign or correcting aftermath problems is extremely high and costly. (See Chapter 8 for more details.)
Six Sigma can be achieved only with cross-functional groups or joint efforts throughout the organization with great intensity that is, if it is required by corporate culture and deployed firmly. Indeed, Six Sigma has...
