Six Sigma Beer

That would be Guinness, my good man!

Depends on what you define as a defect. If the CTQ is making one more intelligent, then they all pretty much work the same.

Let me finish a million, then I’ll let you know.
 

discrete data is not prefferred.
Try developing some continuous measures.

….so if CTQ’s are those things Critical To Quaffing then we really don’t want a beer that will have 3.4 DPMO (Drunks Per Million Ounces) anything that weak wouldn’t make its first sale!

I am 95% confident that there is a statistical difference between a Guiness and Miller beer!
clb1 – of course i considered the CTQ – so was going to do some VOC (Vodka and Orange with the Customer) to ensure we are on the same page, then a QFD (Quick Funnel Drink) before I catorgorize into a KANO analysis to ensure I have the right customer segments. I realize I have some BETA risks (Bad Ethanol Tolerance Analysis) but hoping to work in the 50/4 rule (or 80/20) whichever becomes clearer to me first.

With alcohol or  without?

Recently returned from a trip to Munich.  Now them boys can brew up a beer or two.  Fell in love with Weiss Beer, an unfiltered wheat beer that gives a great head when poured.  Also visited the world’s oldest brewery founded in 1040 by monks.  Practice makes perfect because that there’s pretty potent beer.

I was told at the brewery that Guiness is blended to taste from multiple batches.  If they have to blend the original beer batches to acquire the desired taste, wouldn’t that put the overall process pretty far down the old DPMO curve?  Let’s not even talk about batch processing…
Besides, there’s alway Beamish…

Seriously, folks, I was told in college that a lot of the basics for statistical quality control (e.g.; “Student’s T”) were developed by a W. Gossett for Guinness.  This was back in the 1830s, when the fermentation process was not understood.  Once Pastuer did his fermentation work, the way was clear for brewers to make consistent products.
These days, all big and most small brewers are good at making a consistent product.  Whether these products are consistently good or consistently bad is a matter of taste and beyond the scope of this post.
 

From a customers perspective – Guiness provided customer satisfaction wih just 3.4 Drinks Per Month Only (3.4 DPMO)  :^)
Adam

I’ve been spending a lot of off-work time in London pubs and Munich beer gardens these days, and I’ve tasted many six sigma beers there !  They make fun of our U.S. new world brands.

You could check out this post on my blog:http://learnsigma.com/six-sigma-alcohol/Here’s a snippet:At Six Sigma Vineyards and Winery we combine the old-world art of making wine with the science of data-driven Six Sigma principles. To accomplish this, we have gathered a team of experts working with us towards a common goal: Making wine of an extraordinary quality at an affordable price.The data-driven principles of Six Sigma are employed, not only in the wine-making process as such, but in all stages of the process, for example when we:* Conduct extensive analyzes of soil, water and climate to find the most favorable sites for our vineyards.
* Choose rootstocks that thrive best in the soil composition of a given vineyard.
* Meticulously prune vines to enhance the quality of grapes and to allow consistent ripening.
* Apply chemical and sensory analyzes to pick the grapes at just the right time to produce optimal flavor in the wine.
* Listen to the voice of the customer – whether you are a sophisticated wine drinker with well-defined preferences, a social wine drinker who knows what you like and wants the security of consistency, or you just want a good place to start.Rob

Beer,
I have not read all the posts in this string so I apologize if this is redundant.
The SAB Miller Company (SAB = South African Breweries) has a Six Sigma program. I don’t have any first hand knowledge of it outside of South Africa and I don’t know if they have a project specifically targeted at creating a SS beer – whatever that would mean.
It is an interesting company. They have a pretty amazing growth profile over the last decade.
Good luck.

JStephen,
I can see where a beer characteristic such as freshness could be measured at some sigma level. But the original question was can/will there be a SS beer would seem to impossible for the beer drinking market in general. I can see it for a market segment possibly.
The MSA would be interesting.
You definately have a SS bar at HQ in Sandton.
Good luck.

I  believe  more  important is  to  develop a SS car

Great nonsense:SS Beer  with  alcohol specially  when  driving  a  car.

Warum?
Sprechen  sie  deutsch?

If  such  a  SS Beer would  be produced  I  suggest  an  attractive Brand name: Stan Beer .Do  you  agree? waiting  for  your  kind  approval  to  start  the production  line  

No, we all got our MBBs, worked many decades, saved and invested our money, retired and now play and seek to pass along a little of our knowledge and experience.  A worthy path for others to follow.

An  Excellent  Visional Answer,brief  and  impressive.

S Cubed,
I see this type of post every now and then. The part that I find interesting is that just maybe you make that judgement because you are looking at in the context of what you have for a job and the hours you work. Just maybe some of us don’t go to an office every day and work from 9 to 5. Just maybe Darth did invest well. Just maybe some people choose to do this rather than watch TV at night. Maybe some people are working late at night and run the discussion forum in the background so when they take a break they can see what is going on.
Have you ever considered you post is a little judgemental and perhaps you have some tunnel vision going on?

Beer – settling for 3 sigma girls….enough beer will do that to you. Enough beer and the clock….

Beer,
It may happen before you realize. If you checkout the news SAB is working on a deal to buy Coors. That will make them #1 in the world and #2 in the US. I think it was Auggie that said he didn’t want to be the #1 beer in the US. He wanted to be the only beer in the US. It looks like the people in South Africa have set their sights on that same spot.
I told you these guys were aggressive.
Good luck

I have to agree with Mike Carnell. Take the post for what it is and move on. Did you really think you were going to gain a plethora of SS insight from the subject “Six Sigma Beer”?