Six Sigma Training : Direct Cost of Poor Quality Iceberg

[caption id="attachment_741" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Direct and Indirect Cost of Poor Quality"][/caption]Problems in the company will gradually mounting like an iceberg if it does not get serious treatment. Problem after problem will freeze into a single large company problem. The real problem could be easily identified and can take action quickly, but the iceberg contains more problems that are not visible and have a high finance.

As shown in the picture. Ice Mountain is a huge stumbling block, turned out to save the ice did not seem even bigger problems.

Real problems, for example.
Scraps: do not reject the remaining waste product in accordance with the specifications, by naked eye can be calculated economic value. Not only that raw materials that do not qualify for the production or defects due to poor handling will be turned into scrap to be discarded.

Reworks: error procedure, setting errors and error inspection engine will be forced to rework processes that do not fit standard product (rework), but in certain product rework cannot be done. If no rework means the product is categorized as scrap.

Warranty: warranty is an effort towards customer service excellence, but if it fails within the warranty period that has been provided then the loss will be borne by the manufacturer company. Will significantly increase the cost burden of the company.

Six Sigma Training: Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) Iceberg That Must be Solved

Poor quality is always experienced by almost all companies all the time. Maybe for the new company, realized or not will always get it. They may wonder, whereas the procedure had passed all stages of the process perfectly. But why still the product remains in accordance with the specifications of the expected quality.

Manufacturing is a very complex activity that involves thousands of variables that influence it. Starting from the materials from suppliers, storage systems, production processes, delivery and so forth. But for the new company should be gradual. Problem solved one by one seriously and continuously. Kaizen (Improvement continously) should be used as the working culture in the company. Obviously it requires a serious handling and coordination of the management.

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"Six Sigma Has Spread like Wildfire Across the Company" : Jack Welch

One of the rapid development of six sigma led by Jack Welch who is the CEO of General Electric. He's not half-hearted invest for the development of his company by doing a six sigma project. His hard work has yielded remarkable results. Development initiatives his company a role model for global companies. Projects handled and conducted training has resulted in millions of dollars in profits for his company.