six-sigma

That six-sigma has been misapplied and misinterpreted there can be little doubt, but the successes derived from a data-driven approach to decisions are, I believe, informing today's wider interest in statistically-sophisticated forms of analysis within the enterprise.

The Data Analytics Boom 2010

That six-sigma has been misapplied and misinterpreted there can be little doubt, but the successes derived from a data-driven approach to decisions are, I believe, informing today's wider interest in statistically-sophisticated forms of analysis within the enterprise.

The Data Analytics Boom John Jordan 2010

Total quality management and six-sigma programs trained a generation of production managers to value rigorous application of data.

The Data Analytics Boom John Jordan 2010

Without validation of the improvements predicted by the math, NO six-sigma practitioner worth their belt would recommend taking the improvement to the production floor. —

Mozilla Gets Freaky - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

Harvard Business School wrote a case study on the 130-year old industry and Forbes has awarded it a six-sigma rating -- only one in 10,000 deliveries is misplaced.

An Old Indian Lunch Service Hits New Shores 2008

The First Survey team confirms that they are genuine products of evolution on the planet; the DNA-analog samples taken early on give a better than six-sigma probability to the thesis.

Doctor’s Orders Diane Duane 2000

Although Motorola did not achieve its six-sigma goal by the end of 1992, it did achieve remarkable results from its total quality efforts.

VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994

Although Motorola did not achieve its six-sigma goal by the end of 1992, it did achieve remarkable results from its total quality efforts.

VISION, VALUES, AND COURAGE Neil H. Snyder 1994

While the final goal was six-sigma quality, signoff was tied to reaching demonstrated five-sigma quality.

Managing New Product and Process Development Kim B. Clark 1993

These real time data will be extremely important as we push toward six-sigma quality, because to obtain six-sigma we not only have to identify problems quickly, but must track trends in order to anticipate problems and avoid them.

Managing New Product and Process Development Kim B. Clark 1993