Six Sigma - Linked in Flashcards
What does Y=f(x) mean?
Y is a function of x
Who are the Six Sigma Executives
CEO
Direct reports (COO, CFO, CIO)
Senior management
Roles of Executives and senior management
Deploy six sigma projects
Establish project selection criteria
Review and select projects
Assign project champions
Review updates
Project Champion
Person tasked with ensuring project success
The correct progression of expertise is _____.
white, yellow, green and black belt
The term Six Sigma refers to all of the following, except _____.
variation
DMAIC are the five phases of a Six Sigma project _____.
to determine and address the key X factors to improve Y in Y=f(x)
The _____ approves the project charter
project champion
What is VoC - Voice of Customer?
What are CTQs - Critical to Quality requirements?
The performance characteristics of a process, product, or service critically important to the customers
How many Standard deviations are in 99.7% of the variation for normal curve?
3
How many Standard deviations are in 95% of the variation for normal curve?
2
How many Standard deviations are in 68.2% of the variation for normal curve?
1
What are defect opportunities?
The number of possibilities that can go wrong in a product.
What is Defects per opportunity (DPO)?
(Number of defects / (Number of opportunities x units )
How to convert DPO to DPMO (Defects per Million Opportunity?
x 100,000
What are values of each sigma level?
Sigma
Level DPMO % Good
1 690,000 31
2 308,537 69.1463
3 66,807 93.3193
4 6,210 99.379
5 233 99.9767
6 3 99.99966
What is a Sigma level?
A performance metric used to indicate the quality level of a product, process, or service (higher the better
What level do most products / services operate between?
3 & 4
CTQs are the performance characteristics of a process, product or service that are critically important to _____.
customers
How many times better is 4 sigma than 3 sigma?
10 times order of magnitude in a reduction of defects
How many times better is 3 sigma than 2 sigma?
5 times order of magnitude in a reduction of defects
For a process whose distribution follows the Normal curve, _____
99.7% of the variation lies within 3 standard deviations of the mean
How do you calculate Defects Per Million Opportunities or DPMO?
Take the total number of defects divided by the total number of opportunities, multiplied by one million.
A six sigma level of performance means there is no more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities.
True
Projects should address a deficiency or improvement opportunity that is any of the following, except _____.
generic and widely applicable
When selecting Six Sigma project team members, your primary goal should be to select _____.
the best people for that project