Howard

Ok, what is the difference between the Taguchi methods and Six Sigma methods?

Too bad you didn’t get a % of the $ saved

I’m not sue what you mean by a weight count.

I tried putting myself in you shoes as I read your message.  It seems the problems is restriction.  But, random and moving problems that cause restrictions at various points in the process, day by day.
It sounds like the kind of moving target and wandering restrictions introduced by equipment unscheduled maintenance downtime.  What percentage ma…[Read more]

I had a project on compensation plan design of an acquired Asian company in order to drive bottom-line improvement (Define).
I collected salary info & sales/margins per sales rep (Measure). 
I carried out regression analysis on compensation paid (Y) with sales (X1) & margins (X2) performance, and found that there was low positive c…[Read more]

I think the SIXTH step can be … Institutionalize

 I got a couple of thoughts if 6S is incorrectly executed …
*  quality projects don’t tie to companies’ initiatives … strategically ineffective
*  many process/business metrics … loss of focus for process/product mgt
*  people only focus on their own areas to define the scope of quality projects.  It may be easier for project compl…[Read more]

Kathryne,
I don’t have any practical experience on how to bridge IT to different functions.  But I read some articles relating to Habermas on social evolution … that may help you to understand the mechanism to drive the change.  I’ve used Habermas’ model as conceptual framework on six sigma implementation in service operation division in o…[Read more]

Todd,
I suggest that you can look at two areas first …
*  Integration framework … you can read “Making the Deal Real – How GE Capital Integrates Acquisitions” from HBS (Jan/Feb 1998).  It’s an interesting article to give you rough ideas about post-acquisition integration by GEC.
*  CTQs … Execution CTQs (common to all integrations & ca…[Read more]

Dev,
I’m not familiar with VC, but I’d like to list out some potential CTQs for brainstorming …
Selection:  Clarity of strategy (specialization … industrial or geographical), Increase in quality & quantity of funnel, External awareness to your Firm, Professional conduct, etc.
Valuation: Timeliness in DD & deal closure, Investment rate o…[Read more]

Dev,
I’m not familiar with VC, but I’d like to list out some potential CTQs for brainstorming …
Selection:  Clarity of strategy (specialization … industrial or geographical), Increase in quality & quantity of funnel, External awareness to your Firm, Professional conduct, etc.
Valuation: Timeliness in DD & deal closure, Investment rate o…[Read more]

Todd,
What’s the scope of your project?  Deal review process or post-acquisition integration framework?