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Breakthrough Strategy

The Six Sigma Breakthrough Strategy is a four-phase methodology used to achieve near-perfect process quality and customer satisfaction. The four phases are: 1) Measurement, where key product characteristics are measured and process data is collected. 2) Analysis, where current process performance is benchmarked and improvement opportunities are identified. 3) Improvement, where sources of process variation are diagnosed and experiments are used to identify leverage variables to optimize. 4) Control, where the optimized process is documented, monitored, and process capability is reassessed.

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Breakthrough Strategy

The Six Sigma Breakthrough Strategy is a four-phase methodology used to achieve near-perfect process quality and customer satisfaction. The four phases are: 1) Measurement, where key product characteristics are measured and process data is collected. 2) Analysis, where current process performance is benchmarked and improvement opportunities are identified. 3) Improvement, where sources of process variation are diagnosed and experiments are used to identify leverage variables to optimize. 4) Control, where the optimized process is documented, monitored, and process capability is reassessed.

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Six Sigma Breakthrough Strategy

Purpose
The Six Sigma Breakthrough Strategy is the rigorous and data-driven four-stage methodology for achieving near-perfect process capability, yielding tremendous increases in product and process quality and customer satisfaction.

Anatomy

The Breakthrough Strategy


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Characterization Characterization Phase Phase2: 2: Analysis Analysis


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Phase Phase3: 3: Improvement Improvement Optimization Optimization Phase Phase4: 4: Control Control
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Terminology
A. The Breakthrough Strategy - The four-step procedure to "break through" the so-called 5 Sigma Wall and achieve near-perfect process capability. B. Process Characterization - The first half of the Breakthrough Strategy, where the process is defined and analyzed to determine its current state and the nature of any problems. C. Process Optimization - The second half of the Breakthrough Strategy, where the process is optimized and then put in a state of statistical control. D. Phase 1 of Breakthrough Measurement. E. Phase 2 of Breakthrough Analysis. F. Phase 3 of Breakthrough Improvement. G. Phase 4 of Breakthrough Control.

Major Considerations Application Cookbook

Phase 1 (Measurement) This phase is concerned with selecting one or more product characteristics; i.e., dependent variables, mapping the respective process, making the necessary measurements, recording the results on process "control cards," and estimating the short- and long-term process capability. Phase 2 (Analysis) This phase entails benchmarking the key product performance metrics. Following this, a gap analysis is often undertaken to identify the common factors of successful performance; i.e., what factors explains best-in-class performance. In some cases, it is necessary to redesign the product and/or process. Phase 3 (Improvement) This phase is usually initiated by selecting those product performance characteristics which must be improved to achieve the goal. Once this is done, the characteristics are diagnosed to reveal the major sources of variation. Next, the key process variables are identified by way of statistically designed experiments. For each process variable which proves to be leverage in nature, performance specifications are established. Phase 4 (Control) This phase is related to ensuring that the new process conditions are documented and monitored via statistical process control methods. After a "settling in" period, the process capability would be reassessed. Depending upon the outcomes of such a follow-on analysis, it may be necessary to revisit one or more of the preceding phases.

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