Six Sigma is quantitative approach that fuels improved effectiveness and efficiency in an organization. Created by Motorola in the 1980’s, Six Sigma methodology provides busi-nesses with the strategies and tools to improve their profitability through focusing on the relationship between product defects and product yields, reliability, cots, cycle time, and schedule. Why this book and how it differs from The Six Sigma Revolution: · All Six Sigma efforts involve dramatic change for an organizations; · Change is made up of two components: the technical component and the cultural com-ponent; · Current books on Six Sigma concentrate on the technical elements of change · The Making of Six Sigma is devoted to the cultural component of implementing Six Sigma; · Successful Six Sigma will occur only when the technical and cultural components bal-ance · The Making of Six Sigma will address how to create the need for Six Sigma to diagnose the four types of resistance to Six Sigma and how to over come them, how to manage the systems and structures of Six Sigma and how to lead Six Sigma.
Book Details:
- Author: George Eckes
- ISBN: 9780470193167
- Year Published: 2001
- Pages: 256
- BISAC: BUS041000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Management
About the Book and Topic:
Six Sigma is quantitative approach that fuels improved effectiveness and efficiency in an organization. Created by Motorola in the 1980’s, Six Sigma methodology provides busi-nesses with the strategies and tools to improve their profitability through focusing on the relationship between product defects and product yields, reliability, cots, cycle time, and schedule. Why this book and how it differs from The Six Sigma Revolution: · All Six Sigma efforts involve dramatic change for an organizations; · Change is made up of two components: the technical component and the cultural com-ponent; · Current books on Six Sigma concentrate on the technical elements of change · The Making of Six Sigma is devoted to the cultural component of implementing Six Sigma; · Successful Six Sigma will occur only when the technical and cultural components bal-ance · The Making of Six Sigma will address how to create the need for Six Sigma to diagnose the four types of resistance to Six Sigma and how to over come them, how to manage the systems and structures of Six Sigma and how to lead Six Sigma.
Six Sigma is quantitative approach that fuels improved effectiveness and efficiency in an organization. Created by Motorola in the 1980’s, Six Sigma methodology provides busi-nesses with the strategies and tools to improve their profitability through focusing on the relationship between product defects and product yields, reliability, costs, cycle time, and schedule.
Presents the strategies and tactics businesses need to implement Six Sigma to improve their profitability by focusing on the relationship between product defects and product yields, reliability, costs, cycle time, and schedule. The wide range of topics covered includes making the move to a Six Sigma organization; overcoming internal resistance to change; the three critical success factors of a Six Sigma organization; creating a Six Sigma culture; and how to develop Six Sigma leadership. * Written by the consultant to GE Capital (who helped implement Six Sigma at GE and formulate GE’s Six Sigma training program) and GE’s General Manager of e-Commerce. * Applies the Six Sigma approach to business operations across the organization–unlike other books that only focus on product development.
About the Author
GEORGE ECKES is the founder and principal consultant for Eckes & Associates, Inc., a consulting group specializing in results-driven continuous improvement, Six Sigma training and implementation, organization development, and managing change. His clients include GE Capital, Pfizer, Westin, Honeywell, and Volvo. In 1996, EAI was chosen as a primary consulting organization for General Electric in their Six Sigma Quality initiative. Eckes has published numerous papers on the topic of performance improvement and is the author of The Six Sigma Revolution, published by Wiley. He can be reached at [email protected]