Three Secrets to Success in Six Sigma

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Three Secrets to Success in Six Sigma Today, we constantly rediscover the power of Six Sigma and Lean in almost every industry – from service industries to software development, from mass production to customisation, to MNCs to SMEs. The explosion of mass production in the early 90s developed the roots of Six Sigma. The official Six Sigma system was launched in the 1980s as a method that allowed process analysis and improvement with the goal to reduce variability. After World war II, Japanese engineers embraced and further built upon these statistical methods to create the basis for what we call Lean Manufacturing today. Lean considers not only the data but also the management philosophy too. Here, there is a focus on the value chain and creating an environment where waste is unacceptable and should be eliminated. By driving continuous improvement with active involvement and responsibility of all employees, Lean drives to achieve perfect quality. ​Marketing training courses in Six Sigma is one way to learn these fundamentals.

Six Sigma and Lean’s secrets are broad and far-reaching. They impact the three main areas of an organisation, and those secrets are mentioned below. These connect the


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