Six Sigma

Six Sigma

Originally developed by Motorola in 1986, Six Sigma is quality management method that helps organizations to improve the capability of their business processes. This increase in performance and decrease in process variation lead to defect reduction and improvement in profits, employee morale and quality of products or services.

Industry: Quality management

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honorary member

Quality management; Six Sigma

ASQ’s highest grade of membership. As specified in ASQ’s constitution, “An honorary member shall have rendered acknowledged eminent service to the quality pro- fession or the allied arts and ...

consultant

Quality management; Six Sigma

An individual who has experience and expertise in applying tools and techniques to resolve process problems and who can advise and facilitate an organization’s improvement efforts.

checklist

Quality management; Six Sigma

A tool for ensuring all important steps or actions in an operation have been taken. Checklists contain items important or relevant to an issue or situation. Checklists are often confused with check ...

QS-9000

Quality management; Six Sigma

Harmonized quality management system requirements developed by the Big Three automakers for the automotive sector. Replaced by Technical Specification 16949 effective Dec. 15, 2006.

American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)

Quality management; Six Sigma

A technical society for nondestructive testing (NDT) professionals.

informative inspection

Quality management; Six Sigma

A form of inspection for determining nonconforming product.

listening post

Quality management; Six Sigma

An individual who, by virtue of his or her potential for having contact with customers, is designated to collect, document and transmit pertinent feedback to a central collection authority in the ...