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Posted by Mike_balbuena: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:41 pm    Post subject: Six Sigma Vs TQM

 

Please explain your opinion on each.
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Mike B.

 

Posted by Anti Static: Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:24 am    Post subject:

 

Is this a question of which is better to implement in your company?

The program that you must adopt should be appropriate for a particular company set-up.

In my opinion, these lean manufacturing tools still came from the good old PDCA (or PDSA to be more specific)

They only come in different packages, but the content is still the PDSA

 

Posted by Mike_balbuena: Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:13 pm    Post subject: six sigma and TQM

 

sorry i have edited my question a while back and took so much of it. shewharts knowldedge wheel is still a common approch but PDCA is not designed for longterm due to changing customer requirements.
I am a deming fun though so I try to implement his strategies in-plant.
My question was comparing lean and six sigma but I got the answer during our asq conference. Lean works better wth six sigma since lean is improving flow and six sigma is elliminating waste in the flow.
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Mike B.

 

Posted by Anti Static: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:51 am    Post subject:

 

Hi Mike,

That's a good sharing. Thanks. It's a good thing that we've not forgotten Dr. Deming.

Have you read the article from Arthur Schneiderman about six sigma? Check out his website. There's a lot of good stuff.

Merry Christmas

 

Posted by Mike_balbuena: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:18 am    Post subject: deming

 

Thanks, check pyzdek's six sigma as well. Right now the six sigma trend is moving towards combining behavorial science and engineering. So I would suggest hiring pyschology graduates and teaching them statistics, tqm, leadership and engineering.
:roll:

Merry Christmas, more beers to come.
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Mike B.

 

Posted by Jaec: Thu May 24, 2007 6:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Six Sigma Vs TQM

 

Hi! everyone,

It's only now that I found time to join this forum.

I don't understand why people compare Six Sigma vs. TQM.

Basically they are one and the same thing: expanded PDCA, DMAIC, 7-steps, 9steps, SPC etc. Bottom line is Continuous Improvement or KAIZEN. It is only the manner of Implementation that may differ from company to company, from culture to culture etc.

When there is a commitment for Continuous Improvent just follow Deming's 14 point and we'll get there.

Cheers!
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Jessica M. Castillo
Failure Analysis Consultant
Sigmatech Inc. Phils.

 

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