What is the primary purpose of Six Sigma?

Question

A) Develop clear quality standards that can be understood by everyone.

B) Provide better training to the people involved in process improvement efforts.

C) Improve profitability and/or other key performance metrics.

D) Determine the number of opportunities for a defect to be produced.

E) Provide a better structure for process improvement.

Notice that the purpose is business success. Business success may be defined in different terms, such as :
Reduced cost
Increased market share
Improved customer satisfaction
Faster time to market
Increased revenue and profits


But all of these outcomes share a common characteristic: they are objective, tangible, bottom-line results.
Secondly, notice that the definition is grounded in meeting customer needs. The Six Sigma process starts outside the organization - with a focus on the customer.

Lastly, our Six Sigma definition calls for the use of facts, measurements, and analysis of data to continually improve processes. There is no magic formula and no quick fix - just organized common sense based on facts - and results.

Answer 1

C) Improve profitability and/or other key performance metrics.

Answer 2

Purpose Of Six Sigma

Answer 3

Six sigma gives you a simple metric that can be used across many result areas. It enables us to determine if a process is capable or not in delivering the results we desire. Where it is not capable, six sigma gives us the methods to analyse the causes and determine the major cause factors that contribute to the problem. Once we have identified and brought down the variation causing the problem, it helps us to set up a control mechanism for ongoing monitoring.

Answer 4

QMS is a quality management system, It is not a specific system such as ISO 9000 etc it is more a philosophy that to improve quality a systematic approach and not an ad hoc one. The quality of an output is dependant on the quality of all stages in producing it. It also advocates "quality built in" and the Quality tests and measures you do on a final product could in theory be made superfluous. That said you still test to make sure there are no failings in you system. Good answer from above it is also the Quater Masters Store!

Answer 5

U r talking about welfare of buyer of the programs they provide. Market focus on satisfaction of buyers. Welfare depends upon quality of products and services provided and Satisfaction depends upon way of delivery of products and services. Six sigma is fulfilling its purpose without focusing on what u say...