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Casual Articles - Six Sigma Tools for Process Control
The Secret is...'Executive Office Space'Unfortunately, too many businesses don't understand the concept of executive office space...or as it's sometimes called, shared office space. As a result, they miss out on one of the most beneficial tools for a small or medium sized company.For starts, executive office space generally comes complete with staff. There is a receptionist to greet your guests and answer your telephone. They can even provide a secretary.Consider these other benefits of renting executive office space or shared office space: You save money by not having to buy furniture or expensive office machines. Most shar
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Measur That’s a pretty lofty concept. It’s definitely not easy – especially when speaking of core business processes. Moving toward perfection requires measurement, analysis and documentation. And if you really want perfection, then you need more sophisticated tools. But is driving toward that ideal of perfection worth the effort? If you want to increase quality and dramatically save costs in production, then, yes, the road to perfection is definitely worth the driving time. Forward Steps, Quality and Processes Last time, we discussed process mapping to increase communication and understanding within an organization and to effectively develop a system of procedures. Now, let’s take a forward step, and look at how Six Sigma tools can decrease variability and increase quality in your processes. Six Sigma, Pyramids and Systems The Six Sigma methodology is an advanced set of tools designed for problem-solving and quality improvement. A 'sigma' refers to the standard deviation from the mean of a population. Standard deviation indicates the likelihood that your next data point will deviate from the mean of the data set. At the bottom of the Six Sigma pyramid begins a system’s current process capability. Usually at 1 or 2 Sigma levels is “tribal” knowledge based on first-time experiences. An organization moves up the pyramid to 3 Sigma as systems are put in place. To hit 4 Sigma, statistics and modeling tools are used for significant process improvement. And, finally, to aim for that near perfection, organizations apply DFSS, or Design for Six Sigma. Why? Measur If you want to increase quality and dramatically save costs in production, then, yes, the road to perfection is definitely worth the driving time. Forward Steps, Quality and Processes Last time, we discussed process mapping to increase communication and understanding within an organization and to effectively develop a system of procedures. Now, let’s take a forward step, and look at how Six Sigma tools can decrease variability and increase quality in your processes. Six Sigma, Pyramids and Systems The Six Sigma methodology is an advanced set of tools designed for problem-solving and quality improvement. A 'sigma' refers to the standard deviation from the mean of a population. Standard deviation indicates the likelihood that your next data point will deviate from the mean of the data set. At the bottom of the Six Sigma pyramid begins a system’s current process capability. Usually at 1 or 2 Sigma levels is “tribal” knowledge based on first-time experiences. An organization moves up the pyramid to 3 Sigma as systems are put in place. To hit 4 Sigma, statistics and modeling tools are used for significant process improvement. And, finally, to aim for that near perfection, organizations apply DFSS, or Design for Six Sigma. Why? Measur Six Sigma, Pyramids and Systems The Six Sigma methodology is an advanced set of tools designed for problem-solving and quality improvement. A 'sigma' refers to the standard deviation from the mean of a population. Standard deviation indicates the likelihood that your next data point will deviate from the mean of the data set. At the bottom of the Six Sigma pyramid begins a system’s current process capability. Usually at 1 or 2 Sigma levels is “tribal” knowledge based on first-time experiences. An organization moves up the pyramid to 3 Sigma as systems are put in place. To hit 4 Sigma, statistics and modeling tools are used for significant process improvement. And, finally, to aim for that near perfection, organizations apply DFSS, or Design for Six Sigma. Why? Measur At the bottom of the Six Sigma pyramid begins a system’s current process capability. Usually at 1 or 2 Sigma levels is “tribal” knowledge based on first-time experiences. An organization moves up the pyramid to 3 Sigma as systems are put in place. To hit 4 Sigma, statistics and modeling tools are used for significant process improvement. And, finally, to aim for that near perfection, organizations apply DFSS, or Design for Six Sigma. Why? Measur Why? Measurement, Analysis and Documentation Why do (and should) organizations use these concepts to move up the pyramid and toward quality improvement? Why is it necessary to measure, analyze and document processes – and, if needed, make those desired changes? Why drive toward perfection, and what does it mean in real terms? If your current process capability runs at 1 Sigma, then that effectively means you have two defects (unusable products) out of every 3 parts. That means 67% of your costs simply become waste, with no return on your investment. At 2 Sigma, quality improves with 1 out of 3 parts as defects. But that still has an error rate of 33%. Not until 3 and then 4 Sigma levels will you see dramatic improvements. Put in these terms, you quickly see how such errors keep you from realizing a greater potential. Transactions, Multiple Steps and Tolerance Organizations most effectively utilize Six Sigma methodology in two situations. One, if a business works with a very high volume of transactions per year, then they can not tolerate low sigma levels. For example, a 99% effective rate for 1 billion transactions per year still yields 10 million defects. In any industry, that is not acceptable. Another situation that calls for Six Sigma methodology is when an organization (i.e.
The paperless office is a concept that has captured the imagination of many professionals who's desks are covered in clutter. Some years ago, the idea of the paperless office was popularized as an ideal in need of attaining. The concept is one of the newer, less understood methods of drastically increasing office efficiency and reducing costs.Basically, the term "paperless office" describes the process of transferring records from paper to computer. Sometimes the paperless office is referred to simply as "document imaging". Often mistaken as a technology initiative, implementation of the paperless office continues to be in slow motion in many organizations.
Several free business grants are provided by the government for the business-minded person. If you think you have a profitable business or that your business needs additional funding for expansion then several free business grants are available to cater to your financial needs.One of these free business grants is the program of The Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This free business grants program by DHS seeks innovative ideas and inventions on security-related products. The award for those who will successfully hurdle the competition is $100,000 for six months to fund research that will prove the scientific, technical and commercial value of their concept.
Color affects our livesColors evoke emotions
Color communicatesHaving been an artist long before I ever touched a computer I knew instinctively the power different colors had on my emotions. It wasn’t until (over a decade ago) when I decided to combined art with technology that I found out how powerful using the proper colors for you marketing collateral can be.Studies show that shapes and colors affect people in different ways. Use them properly in your company logos, ad copy, and website and you'll beat the competition.Before you pick a color to represent your company image consider what that color will communicate to
Anyone in the business of manufacturing electronic or computer products can attest to the fact that making the actual product is really the easy part when it comes to supplying electronics to end users. Preparing the product for shipping and making sure it arrives at its destination undamaged can be a much trickier undertaking.In the past, electronics manufacturers had to rely on standard corrugated paper packaging materials to house their products during shipment. But paper corrugated is fundamentally inappropriate in applications such as these because not only is it weak and readily susceptible to damage, but it also does not offer any conductive or anti-static pro
Every serious computer user has felt it: the fear of losing all of your data. Just what would happen if you were to lose a week’s worth of data due to file corruption? How about a month’s work? What about if you lost the entire contents of your laptop’s hard drive, potentially erasing years of data that you have been saving for personal and business use?We use our computers for many different reasons and store many different types of data on them. To some, the computer is an office workhorse…text documents, spreadsheets and databases, client contact information and e-mails are just a few of the types of data that are dealt with on a daily basis, on a typical busi
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