Six Sigma™ and Kaizen Compared
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To compare Six Sigma™ and Kaizen is a simple question that has no simple answer for these reasons. First, each term has more than one meaning. Second, there are two different levels at which to compare Six Sigma™ and Kaizen. You can compare them at the level of making an improvement to a business process (the simplest level) or at the level of a total approach to implementing Quality within a company. Third, there are many sides to the comparison of these two approaches. I can think of nine different ways to compare them. This means that you need to make the comparison between Six Sigma™ and Kaizen nine times and then, look across those nine comparisons and make a final judgment. Fourth, there is a difference between what people who promote these approaches say and what actually happens in practice. Which do you use to make your comparison?
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Thursday 12 July, 2007 12:36 PM |
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