IMCk1ANCL CI SIkSIGMA IN AN CkGANI2A1ICN

lor undersLandlng Lhe lmporLance of Slx Slgma we wlll have Lo begln from maklng clear Lhe concepL of
Slx slgma
Slx slgma ls a buslness managemenL meLhodology lnlLlaLed by MoLorola ln Lhe uSA way back ln 1986
and ls presenLly used ln varlous lndusLrles buL predomlnanLly ln manufacLurlng CLher slx slgma
companles lnclude 3M LC group 8ank of Amerlca and epslCo
Slx slgma ls a sLaLlsLlcal and pracLlcal meLhod Lhrough whlch an organlzaLlon creaLes such an
lnfrasLrucLure whlch enables lL Lo aLLaln error free processes A parLlcular process ls called 'Slx Slgma'
process lf lL produces less Lhan 34 unlLs of defecLs ln every mllllon unlLs produced
Slg slgma ls lmporLanL for an organlzaLlon due Lo Lhe followlng seL of reasons
1 keduct|on |n costs Slnce lL enables Lhe organlzaLlon Lo make processes error free and Lhus
reduce per unlL cosLs Slnce slx slgma works Lowards removal of error and wasLe Lhrough lLs
speclallzed uMAlC and ulSS process each sLep ls resulL orlenLed and a commlLmenL Lowards
lmprovlng Lhe level of performance ln Lhe enLlre buslness process
2 Improvement |n qua||ty AnoLher reason why slxslgma ls lmporLanL for organlzaLlons ls Lhe facL
LhaL lL works Lowards lmprovlng Lhe quallLy of producLlon whlch ln Lurn leads Lo creaLlng a
genre of saLlsfled cusLomersa Lune whlch all organlzaLlon sLrlve Lo hear As a Lechnlque slx
slgma scores over 1CM Lechnlque slnce Slx Slgma focuses aL maklng conslsLenL quallLy
lmprovemenLs unLll processes are opLlmlzed and Lhen works Lowards lmprovlng LhaL quallLy
Whereas 1CM ls moLlvaLed by ldeallsm of quallLy slx slgma ls drlven by focuslng on sLraLeglc
goals and ensurlng LhaL Lhe pro[ecL resulLs lnLo Langlble beneflLs for sLakeholders As far as
kalzen ls concerned lL ls a slmple human acLlon orlenLed approach whereas slx slgma ls more
sLaLlsLlcal and daLa drlven Slx slgma sLrlves for lmmedlaLe perfecLlon Lhus can conLrlbuLe fasLer
resulLs
3 Invo|vement |n eff|c|ency of a|| departments Slx slgma lnvolves ln lLself sponsorshlp of
leadershlp for deploymenL of pro[ecLs dedlcaLlng worLhy resources sLrucLurlng Leams and
prlorlLlzlng pro[ecLs Slnce slx slgma ls abouL organlzaLlonal deploymenL and communlcaLlon vla
demonsLraLlon lL becomes lmporLanL Lo secure blueprlnLs process sheeLs meLrlcs lMLAs and
oLher measuremenL analysls for approprlaLe performance Lracklng
4 u||d|ng of brand 1he fourLh good Lhlng abouL belng a slx slgma organlzaLlon ls LhaL lL helps
bulld brands slnce beLLer quallLy means sLronger brands CusLomer loyalLy ls of uLmosL
lmporLance when lL comes Lo aLLalnmenL of achlevlng susLalnable buslness growLh And brands
can be bullL only and only on basls of quallLy 1haL sald slx slgma enables an organlzaLlon ln
charmlng Lhe psyche of cusLomers wlLh good quallLy producLs
3 Cont|nuous process 1he lmporLance of slx slgma ln an organlzaLlon can be [udged from Lhe facL
LhaL once applled and resulL aLLalned Lhere ls a conLlnuous conLrol process whlch lncludes
preparlng a compleLe conLrol plan operaLor lllusLraLlons operaLor lnsLrucLlons error prooflng
auLomaLed conLrol process flow sheeLs and varlaLlon monlLorlng 1he conLrol phase ln Lhe lasL
phase of Lhe uMAlC process whlch ensures conLlnuance of once aLLalned sLandards of buslness
lmprovemenL
ln concluslon Lhe lmporLance of slx slgma lles ln beLLer declslon maklng lowerlng cosLs lmprovlng
quallLy susLalnably saLlsfylng cusLomers boosLlng markeL share and enhanclng proflLablllLy