Six Sigma Terms

Six Sigma Terminology - K to N

Kaizen

Kaizen a Japanese term that means continuous improvement, taken from the words ‘Kai‘ that means continuous and ‘zen‘ that means improvement. Some translate ‘kai‘ to mean change and ‘zen‘ to mean good, or for the better.

Six Sigma Terminology - 03 to 08

There are many terminologies used within six sigma. With this brief description of six sigma terms, you will be able to differentiate between the terminologies. While there are so many to list, here are details on few of them from 03 to 08

3P

The three Ps stand for People, Product, and Process. When implementing TQM, all three parameters should be improved.

  1. People - the satisfaction of both internal and external customers.
  2. Product - conforming to the requirements specified.
  3. Process - continuous improvement of all the operations and activities is at the heart of TQM.

5C

The 5C is a very similar technique to the 5S that is used to stabilize and improve the best and safest work environment, to support a sustainable cost, quality, and delivery.

Six Sigma Terminology - A to C

Before starting six sigma journey, you should take the time to review terms of six sigma for the better understanding of its tools and techniques.

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Accountability

Conditional personal or professional liability “after” the fact, determined by action or responsibility. Accountability to action assumes the willingness to be held accountable for sufficient expertise and capability. (see responsibility)

Accuracy

  1. Accuracy refers to a clustering of data about an obvious target. It is the difference between a physical quantity’s average measurements and that of a known standard, accepted ‘truth,’ vs. ‘benchmark.’ Envision a target with many arrows circling the bullseye. However, none of them are near each other.

  2. Precision refers to the tightness of the cluster of data. Envision a target with a cluster of arrows all touching one another but located slightly up and to the right of the bullseye.

Six Sigma - Terminology

Six Sigma is a strategy that teaches employers how to manage their organizations. The approach was originally adopted and developed by Motorola during the 1980’s and is now used by many organizations worldwide. Often, Six Sigma terminology can be tough for people who are newly introduced to the concept to comprehend.We have six sigma terms available in this article for the benefits of readers of ProcessExam.com. These Six Sigma terminologies are intended for the additional support while reading six sigma tutorials and blogs. 

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