Articles - Six Sigma in Military/Defense en-us http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive N/A http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive info@sixsigmaonline.org 20 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/568/1/Measuring-And-Improving-Service-Processes-With-Six-Sigma/Page1.html Services are primary to any organization, be it manufacturing, financial or service sector. Loan processing in financial institutions, the accounts departments in manufacturing companies and recruitment units of all sorts of companies are nothing but the services processes of the organization. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/524/1/Six-Sigma-For-Non-Corporate-Government-Undertakings/Page1.html Six Sigma has certainly proved its worth in all types of corporate organizations, big and small - but when we talk about non-corporate government undertakings, it's difficult to determine Six Sigma's effectiveness. Only a few non-corporate organizations have implemented Six Sigma, and this is why it is very difficult to make any definitive conclusions at this point of time.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Mon, 12 May 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/361/1/Transactional-Six-Sigma/Page1.html In recent times the focus of business community has shifted to transactions instead of manufacturing. For instance, the reservation system of an airline is considered to be more valuable than the airlines themselves. Business units now focus extensively on deploying Six Sigma in their transaction processes to reduce errors and improve their transaction quality. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/320/1/Six-Sigma-and-Government-Practices/Page1.html Six Sigma and Government?  Who knew?  Here’s how all departments of governmental organizations can successfully implement Six Sigma. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/271/1/Six-Sigma-For-The-Non-Manufacturing-Sector/Page1.html This isn't your grandmother's Six Sigma anymore!  Not just for manufacturing, Six Sigma has been integrated into all sectors of industry today. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sun, 09 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/202/1/How-to-Measure-Innovation-in-Your-Business/Page1.html It may or may not have occurred to you how important it is to measure the innovation of your own business.  However, if you do not look into the efficacy and processes within your company, there is no way for you to know how well your organization is truly running, and in which areas improvement is needed.  Of course, if you want to measure the innovation of your business, you will need to have a technique to use to gauge the different elements to be considered.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/181/1/Six-Sigma-Certification--Benefits-for-your-Business/Page1.html No matter what, your business will benefit from Six Sigma certification; unless, of course, some unforseen situation happens to disrupt the implementation of the Six Sigma methodology; not the least of which is inadequate Six Sigma training. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/174/1/NAVSUP-Graduates-First-Class-of-Lean-Six-Sigma-Black-Belts/Page1.html As part of its effort to eliminate inefficient business practices through a process improvement methodology called Lean Six Sigma, the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) selected the first wave of Lean Six Sigma "Black Belts" in April of this year. On Aug. 12, 24 NAVSUP employees graduated from 160 hours of intensive Black Belt training and are now armed with the tools that will help streamline NAVSUP processes across the globe. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400