Six Sigma Workbook For Dummies
Chapter One
Getting Ready for Six Sigma:
The Effects of Variation
In This Chapter
* Realizing that variation is everywhere
* Mastering the Six Sigma breakthrough equation
* Exploring the effect of variation on business performance
The characterization, measurement, analysis, and control of variation is the central theme
of Six Sigma. Every process and every product is affected by variation. Variation - within
limits - is okay, and is even desirable. However, you can actually have too much
variation. If undesirable variation is out of control, failure is the result!
The key goals of Six Sigma are to fix undesirable variation, ignore variation that doesn't
matter, and allow for variation that can't be fixed. Many of the tools and techniques in this
workbook help you determine wheth ... read full excerpt from Six Sigma Workbook For Dummies ebook