Articles - Six Sigma in Manufacturing en-us http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive N/A http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive info@sixsigmaonline.org 20 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/533/1/8-Basics-Of-Lean-Six-Sigma-For-Manufacturing-Firms/Page1.html The success of any company should be measured on the growth in its profits, and not just customer satisfaction. Companies should be able to achieve sustained and constant growth. Though these are achieved temporarily by outsourcing or downsizing by companies, they are not long-term achievements. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/479/1/How-The-Packaging-Industry-Is-Benefiting-From-Lean-Six-Sigma/Page1.html When the term ‘Lean’ is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is often the names of large manufacturing businesses that rely heavily on Lean Six Sigma for achieving their set goals and objectives.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/464/1/Using-Six-Sigma-To-Improve-Office-Processes/Page1.html Six Sigma may have been originally devised as a methodology for making improvements in manufacturing processes, but over the years it has proved so versatile that now many businesses have started implementing Six Sigma in the non-manufacturing domains including typical office processes such as sales, purchase, inventory, and others.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/390/1/Six-Sigma-And-Business-Continuity/Page1.html In the world of business, no successful company can ever say with conviction that it will continue to be as efficient and profitable as it is now. This is because the productivity of a business can be easily affected by a number of external as well as internal factors.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/384/1/Six-Sigma-And-The-Customer/Page1.html In today’s age of stiff competition, it is often not enough to offer quality at cost-effective rates.  Businesses that want to succeed in the long run need to offer something more than just quality goods and services. Six Sigma can help because it allows businesses to understand the needs of their customers and based on this, they can design and develop appropriate products or services. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/358/1/Importance-Of-Six-Sigma-In-The-Business-World/Page1.html Since the time Six Sigma was first implemented, its importance has increased significantly because customers have become more critical and demand high quality products and services at reasonable costs.  This is something that can only be achieved by implementing Six Sigma concepts and methodologies.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/254/1/Six-Sigma-In-Data-Warehousing/Page1.html Looking to reduce your data warehousing costs?  Find out how introducing Six Sigma can help you save money and increase your ROI! info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/239/1/ROI-and-Six-Sigma--Improve-Your-Bottom-Line/Page1.html The main reason that you implement Six Sigma is to improve your overall bottom line.  This article gives you insider tips on how to increase that ever-elusive ROI! info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/236/1/Six-Sigma-Assessment/Page1.html If you have recently implemented Six Sigma in your organization, you need to have a way to assess its success.  This article gives you a step-by-step guide to assessing Six Sigma. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/233/1/How-To-Overcome-Six-Sigma-Controversies/Page1.html The Six Sigma methodolgy is not without its difficulties.  Learn what some of these difficulties are now so that you are better prepared to manage the implementation.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400