What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is implemented to measure the performance of different projects in various industries. The methodology process is to improve and eliminate defects such as assembling an automobile at a manufacturing. In addition, to creating a database to run and test programs for any or unknown glitches that can cause a malfunction. However, Six Sigma is a highly a disciplined process that helps management to focus on developing and deliver a perfected product and services (Chase, Jacobs & Aquilano, 2006).
What are the advantages and disadvantages for implementing Six Sigma in your organization?
My organization is part of the human resources industry which using various processing that involves Six Sigma. Such as pulling and creating data that is analyzes and review performance.
Advantages: Six Sigma can help to cut cost
Disadvantages:
Six Sigma Advantages
The main advantage of Six Sigma compared to other approaches to quality control is that Six Sigma is customer driven. Six Sigma is defined as a limit of 3.4 defects per one million products or service processes, where anything not acceptable to the end customer is considered a defect. Six Sigma addresses the entire process behind the production of an item or completion of a service, rather than just the final outcome. It is proactive rather than reactive, as it sets out to determine how improvements can be made even before defects or shortcomings are found.
Six Sigma Disadvantages
Because Six Sigma is applied to all aspects of the production and planning process, it may create rigidity and bureaucracy that can create delays and stifle creativity. In addition, its customer focus may be taken to extremes, where internal quality-control measures that make sense for a company are not taken because of the overlying goal of achieving the Six Sigma-stipulated level of consumer satisfaction. For example, an inexpensive measure that carries a risk of a slightly higher defect rate...
