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Hi,
I totally agree with that point. An exam provides a feedback to the trainer but only if its conducted within a stipulated time frame.
An examination on submission of a project or before surely gives all certified Green Belts a double edged reason to feel proud of their accomplishment.
Best Wishes
Priya

I meant in my previous message about the pattern of procurement. Please see if there is a contract for all procurements. If there are no contracts then insist for contract procurement so that the rates do not fluctuate and if you have a long term contract then you’ll have a cost benefit. Moreover see the payment term and the cash discount/ time…[Read more]

yes you have a lot of scope in material procurement. See the pattern of procurement ie a regular or a stray procurement and then carryout the project in procurement

Well, I got my BB certification via ASQ. Its relatively free except for the exam fee and the $75 for the primer. So within about $500-700, you can be certified. Of course,…..there are many if’s to this picture.
I had many years of experience and got my six sigma DMAIC and DFSS GB certications with GE. Once I had the foundation, I used the pr…[Read more]

Hi Alex
I was responsible for some projects with my former employer (GE Healthcare) where six sigma principles were applied routinely in marketing. 
The tools were used to quantify and publish research (in well established journals) to strengthen marketing claims of product leadership wrt competitor product performance. The customers were re…[Read more]

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Thanks Badri..
How about DMAIC concepts.Can we use them in software field to make improvements?
On what basis or how to define the matrix if we have to start?
Priya
 

Thanks to both of you for your efforts.
I still feel there is lot of subjectivity in deciding the significance level. In future also if you come across any formula to calculate it, pl. post it in the site.
By the way, Priya is Female name in India.
 

How does LSL and USL hard limits affect the Cp and Cpk values and why?
If my LSL is zero and my process is best at zero ,USL has no hard limit then how will it affect the CP and Cpk values?
How do I calculate considering the hard limits?