Shafi Khalisdar

Darth_X,
General principle is that “if something has a
beginning it must have an ending.” So, question is
really then is “when.”To answer this let’s see what Six Sigma is used for.
There are three elements of Six Sigma: processes,
defects, and variations. As long as there are
processes producing defects and varying in their…[Read more]

SL,Email me at [email protected].
Thanks,
Shafi

John,We read books to find answers to particular
questions we have. We also read books to gain
better understanding of particular things. And
sometimes we read books to help us do our homework.
Does it mean the books are doing the homework for
us?Thoughtful discussions can add value to someone
seeking answers to real…[Read more]

Darth,Thank you for your input.I come with a total of five year constant LSS
study/research including one year of disciplined
University education and Certified BB. I come with
three and half years of Operations Management and
Consulting experience. I am focusing on small
businesses but soon I need to tap into projects that
return…[Read more]

Darth,Thanks for your useful input. I am looking for inputs that are effective making a
proposal effective. I would appreciate effective
inputs.Thanks,
Shafi

You never offer it free. People who are not familiar
with Six Sigma do not know what they are missing.
Offering Six Sigma Consultation for free to companies
who do not appreciate it is farther devaluing Six
Sigma in their eyes. So, make some calls to
consulting companies to see if you can work something
out with them. There are a…[Read more]

Cpk is equal to Zmin divided by 3. Zmin is the
smallest value between Z value of upper specification
limit and Z value of lower specification limit. Refer
to this link for more info:
http://www.isixsigma.com/library/content/sigma__dpmo_y
ield_cpk.asp

Ahsan, one does not have to be a Certified Six Sigma
Black Belt to practice Six Sigma but one must know its
applicability. One must know Six Sigma as a
philosophy, business tactics, and culture. Once you
acquire enough knowledge and certain how to apply it
then I encourage him/her to start sailing.Hope this helps, Good luck.

Listen to your self “more suited for operations and
quality control.”All tasks have the elements of bad and good quality.
How you do something affects the quality of your
organization and in turn quality of the society as a
whole. If you can improve one task, that’s an
improvement to the society. you do not have to
deploy whole Six…[Read more]

it depends on the type of data the percentages are
derived from. e.g. 50% male in a classroom is
attribute data while 50% of students has high fever is
continuous data.

How do we know what that “right thing” is that you’ve mentioned?  Satisfying customers is the ultimate goal of any organization, and that is the right thing.  If we fail to satisfy our customers then we will not have a business.  To satisfy them we must know what they are satisfied with; the things that customers are satisfied with are called Ne…[Read more]

According to many quality gurus including Philip B. Crosby “Quality means conformance to requirements.”Quality is whether the product/service that is in question has met the requirements of the customer.  The requirements must be met first time the customer comes in contact with the product/service.