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Theresa, S-Africa
"Is it possible to use Six Sigma to improve the quality of R&D processes? Or do R&D activities naturally defy systematic improvement efforts?"
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Six Sigma in Development
Maarten Peters, The Netherlands
"The DMAIC-process as the basis of Six Sigma offers a structural problem-solving methodology.
The Define phase is typical one of the phases and is also critical for the development process with 'Voice of the Customer' as an important input. If there is no customer, there is no market for a product.
Typical development process ends with the Implementation phase and the Control phase (producing the product) is in many cases outside the scope of the Product development team but it is the scope if you look at it from a company perspective.
So yes Six Sigma as a problem solving methodoly is applicable to product development." |
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Six Sigma in an R&D Development
Abhay, India
"Six Sigma methodology can be used in R&D. However, the DMAIC format may be difficult to use, unless there is a specific process in place for research activities. Another format of Six Sigma- DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) can be used in the development stage. Generally DMAIC is used for existing processes and DFSS for new ones." |
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Sundar, India
"It is possible to improve results of R&D function via the deployment of DFSS (Design For Six Sigma) methodology and tools" |
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Six Sigma in R&D
James Gunn, UK
"Six Sigma is about reducing variance in a process, which doesn't sound like a good thing in R&D. And while you may repeat certain design tasks for products of a certain type, the work content of the process will depend on the nature of the product. As someone who was doing busines process improvement before someone called it Six Sigma, I wouldn't use 6 sigma in R&D." |
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Six Sigma in a R&D Context
Leopoldo Araujo, Switzerland
"Well, it depends on your approach...
If you are targeting "to improve the quality of R&D processes" I will assume you already have some targets on your R&D. Measuring and analysis against those targets must bring opportunities for improvement.
If the approach is about improving the outcome of each exercise on R&D, DFSS is a method to apply when executing. Are you managing a portfolio of projects? Then you may see the set of projects under the optics of the previous paragraph..." |
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