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by: Peter S. Pande, Larry Holpp, Pete Pande, Lawrence Holpp

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Average Rating: Rating: - Simple summary of a powerful concept Most companies that have implemented Six Sigma initiatives have seen themselves pushed into a higher orbit of business excellence. Six Sigma can be a Business Transformation, Strategic Improvement or a narrowly focussed problem solving technique. But it involves deep commitment from top to bottom with a clearly defined agenda for results. New initiatives that have profound effects across the Organization are bound to meet with resistance and skepticism either due to the natural inertia for change or due to the fear of the unknown and the resulting insecurity. It is important to seed the concepts in a simple and comprehensive manner in the minds of all employees and energize them before any initiative is planned. Care should be taken not to immerse the participants into high sounding jargon and make it appear as yet another gimmick from consultants. This book meets this requirement very well. Six Sigma is clearly explained as a customer focussed initiative, driving down defects, cycle time and costs. Various analytical methodologies and statistical techniques are listed and demystified for those who are otherwise allergic to these techniques. For readers scared of Six Sigma on the presumption that it is a form of martial art, it would be heartening to note that wearing a " black belt" is a professionally rewarding experience and worth pursuing assignment. There are plenty of charts and illustrations that make things easier to assimilate. This book is recommended distribution to all employees even if the company has no immediate plans on Six Sigma. Plant the seed and let it germinate. Rating: - Worth the time This book is an excellenct introduction for those who just need to 'catch up' with eveyone else talking Six Sigma. It is an easy-read, well-written synopsis of Six Sigma and Six Sigma implementation. It is not an indepth look at statisitcs, SPC or implementation--there are plenty of books out there for that, several by the same author, but it is a very helpful book that I will keep in my library and have already worn the cover by lending it to colleagues. Rating: - It It Smells and Tastes Like a Duck.... When my company decided to buy the Six Sigma product, our smiling managers told us in numerous town hall meetings that Six Sigma isn't just "another flavor of the month" -- that is, the latest magic bullet being sought by managers who seem always to want someone else to solve their problems and tell them exactly how to manage their businesses. So naturally, on the very first page of "What is Six Sigma?," we see the question, is Six Sigma "a new flavor of the month program?" That makes a total of seven times in three weeks that I've been carefully told that Six Sigma isn't just another flavor of the month. (I started keeping count after hearing it three times.) Which says to me, quite clearly, that Six Sigma is just another of these flavor-of-the-month programs, the main result likely being layoffs in order to cut costs.

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