Do you run an efficient business?

Consider this:

• If your company's processes are working at 99% efficiency and you receive 300,000 orders a month, you'll face 3,000 failed orders every month.
• If your company's processes are working at Six Sigma efficiency, those 300,000 orders will result in only 1 failed order every month.

Use these solutions to put Six Sigma methodology to work for your business.

Six Sigma is an approach to quality control that focuses on measuring and improving the processes  that your business uses to create your product. Every aspect of your business that is concerned with cost, timeliness, or quality of results can benefit from the Six Sigma approach. Six Sigma helps you understand what aspects of your products are most important to your customers; where your processes are inconsistent; and what improvements will give you the greatest financial return on your effort.

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• Improve your process—and your bottom line—with Six Sigma
  Move your company toward world-class performance by integrating the Six Sigma methodology into the fabric of your business.

Templates

• DMAIC flowchart (U.S. units)
  Step through the Six Sigma problem-solving methodology.
• Drill-down flowchart (portrait, U.S. units)
  Get clarity on your processes.
• Tree diagram
  Create a plan for improving customer satisfaction.

More Six Sigma resources

Knowledge is power. Visit these Web sites to learn more about Six Sigma philosophy, measures, and methodology.

• American Society for Quality (ASQ)
  
• International Society of Six Sigma Professionals
  
• Motorola University
  
• SigmaPro
  
• Air Academy Associates
  
• Quality Digest
  
• iSixSigma