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    Six Sigma (Review and Analysis of Harry and Schroeder's Book)
    Six Sigma (Review and Analysis of Harry and Schroeder's Book)
    Six Sigma (Review and Analysis of Harry and Schroeder's Book)
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    Six Sigma (Review and Analysis of Harry and Schroeder's Book)

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    The must-read summary of Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder's book: "Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World's Top Corporations".

    This complete summary of the ideas from Mikel Harry and Richard Schroeder's book "Six Sigma" presents the simple Six Sigma philosophy that can have powerful ramifications. Companies should focus on improving quality and aiming for perfection in the products it offers. In their book, the authors explain how to apply this philosophy at all levels of your company and how to establish it as a long-term practice. This summary is a must-read for any leader who wants to follow in the footsteps of the world's biggest companies and understand the benefits of the Six Sigma strategy.

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    To learn more, read "Six Sigma" and find out how you can achieve great business success on the path to perfection.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBusiness Book Summaries
    Release dateOct 14, 2014
    ISBN9782511018262
    Six Sigma (Review and Analysis of Harry and Schroeder's Book)

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      Six Sigma by Mikel Harry & Richard Schroeder

      Book Abstract

      About the Author

      Important Note About This Ebook

      Summary of Six Sigma (Mikel Harry & Richard Schroeder)

      Section 1: The Six Sigma Philosophy

      Section 2: Applying The Six Sigma Philosophy

      Section 3: The Key Players In Any Six Sigma Project

      Book Abstract

      MAIN IDEA

      The traditional approach to improving corporate profitability has generally been to attempt to reduce costs. Six sigma is a management theory which states the key to greater bottom-line profitability lies not in reducing costs but in improving quality.

      Specifically, those companies that re-create their business processes in such a way that defects never arise in the first place have and maintain a significant competitive advantage over companies that are forced to spend time and resources identifying and rectifying product defects or process mistakes. In short, whichever company can operate to the highest quality standards will always have the lowest rather than the highest cost structure in its industry.

      Historically, companies have tended to be happy with a three- to four-sigma defect level - which corresponds statistically to between 66,807 and 6,210 defects per million opportunities. At that level, the cost of fixing those defects is usually in the 20- to 30-percent of revenues range. When a company undertakes a successful six sigma program, its defect level will ultimately fall to the six-sigma level - less than one defect every 3.4 million opportunities. At that level of performance, the cost of quality drops to less than 1-percent of sales, leaving the balance of the revenue that would otherwise be spent on fixing defects to flow directly to the

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