This presentation will define Six Sigma and describe the benefits of incorporating Six Sigma methods to company business practices and processes. Six Sigma methods & strategies have been known to improve business services, processes and ROI by as much as 70 percent. Can be deployed in all industry types and sizes.

1. Defining Six Sigma

3. Most effective problem-solving methodology available for improving business & org performance.

4. Performance is the statistical term for a process that produces fewer than 3.4 defects (or errors) per million opportunities.

6. Organization uses Six Sigma methods and tools to improve performance:

8. Every mistake made has a cost.

9. Lost customer

10. Rework

11. Replacement parts

12. Time or material wasted

13. Efficiency lost

15. All business organizations have room to improve!

16. By nature, organizations tend to become messy or sloppy as they grow.

17. Processes, technology, systems, and procedures become cluttered with bottlenecks

18. Work performed incorrectly or the outcome is flawed.

20. * DPMO = Defects per million opportunities

21. How good is good?

22. When safety or human life is involved, companies are able to produce six sigma quality in their final products, services, and transactions. For example: Did you know that you are about 2,000 times more likely to reach your destination when you fly than your luggage is?

24. DuPont added $1 billion to its bottom line in 2 yrs and $2.4 billion within 4 yrs!

25. Honeywell achieved record operating margins and savings of more than $2 billion in direct costs!

28. Improve Return on Investment (ROI)

29. Can improve a business characteristic by 70% or more.

30. The initiatives and projects have a direct, measureable financial focus and impact.

31. Customer focus (VOC)

32. Improved productivity of employees

34. Reduced number of errors or mistakes

35. Standard continuous improvement methodology

36. Fact based decision making process