Pros & Cons Of Using Six Sigma
by Harry Miller Content WriterLearn about the Six sigma pros and cons all in one place for a better decision making process for the buyers.
Pros Of Using Six Sigma
• Improve customer service (or in
the case of NGOs - beneficiaries). Through data analysis, Six Sigma enables an
organization to better understand customer needs and avoid mistakes. In turn,
this leads to improvements in such aspects of the organization’s activities as
waiting time or creating a product or service that more closely meets the needs
of end-users.
• Reduced production cycle time:
An approach based on data analysis allows to identify and eliminate
inefficiencies in the production process, due to which it is possible to
significantly reduce the time it takes to create a product or service for
beneficiaries.
• More focused strategy: Using
Six Sigma helps simplify many of the organization’s internal processes, which
in turn, increases the focus and effectiveness of its activities.
• Improved time management: Six
Sigma helps to improve not only the effectiveness of the organization as a
whole, but also individual employees through more optimal management of their
time.
• Staff development: The the methodology also helps all employees to better understand their role in the
organization, goals and objectives and how to implement them.
• Cost reduction: All of the
preceding paragraphs lead to lower costs and higher profits, especially in the
long run.
Cons Of Using Six Sigma
1. More and more organizations began to
train future owners of the Black Belts. As a result, critics say certification
quality has fallen. Black belts come with less knowledge.
2. Fortune magazine claimed that almost all
of the 58 large companies that claimed Six Sigma loyalty then dropped out of
the S&P 500. Six Sigma methodology, business media reporters insist,
doesn't help create breakthrough products and technologies.
3. This may be due to another drawback
attributed to Six Sigma - the restriction of creative freedom. According to
this opinion, constant “measurements” and statistical analysis do not allow the
project team to engage in brainstorming and come up with an unexpected idea.
The methodology has a strict algorithm and pursues primarily commercial goals,
not innovative ones.
4. The rigor of Six Sigma on statistics is
also a matter of criticism. Theoretical debate rages around some tools that may
not fully take risks into account.
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