Chapter 9. Future Trends in Six Sigma and Technical Processes

Future Trends in Six Sigma and Technical Processes

Trends in Lean and Six Sigma for Technical Processes

A few trends likely will occur as Lean and Six Sigma have an impact on technical processes for sustaining growth:

  • Investment in Training: More money will be invested in specific value-adding technical functions (clusters of tool-enabled tasks) that produce deliverables that underwrite the success of growth initiatives. Training will focus not on one tool, but rather on linked tool-task groupings that are very tightly integrated with the technical phase-gate processes in which they are embedded. Functional excellence starts at the college ...

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