Six Sigma at

David F. Marte
Eastern University
Operation Management
Professor Ted Shemella

Background
January

1st 2001 - W. James McNerney

announced elected chairman and Chief
Executive Officer at 3M.
May 2001 W. James McNerney
announced the implementation of the Six
Sigma approach to process and business
improvement.

What are the potential benefits and risks

of implementing Six Sigma at 3M?
Benefits:
Six sigma not just gives a stage to enhance existing procedures additionally
empowers 3M to plan new procedures in a proficient way with the goal that it
brings about brought down expenses, expanded deals, enhanced consumer
loyalty, enhanced administrative improvement, expanded income and expanded
pace of advancement of 3M.
3M Increasing speed was actualized by 3M to enhance proficiency and pace of
item improvement and commercialization cycles so that 3M could procure more
prominent advantages on their speculations. Likewise new and better items
achieve the clients quicker through 3M Quickening which prompts better
consumer loyalty.
As a component of the Six Sigma activity, 3M attempted to enhance their online
vicinity also through E efficiency. Thusly, 3M will have the capacity to better
interface with the shoppers which empowers them to render quality support of
the clients.

What are the potential benefits and risks

of implementing Six Sigma at 3M?
Benefits:
Utilization of Six Sigma additionally requested to settle on buy choices
in more intelligent and more efficient way. By buying better, 3M can
offer quality items to clients at focused costs which will upgrade their
image further.
Six Sigma will likewise empower 3M to oversee expenses better. 3M
can eliminate superfluous spending via cautious following of both
immediate and circuitous expenses.
Six Sigma is a competency that can be exchanged inside of
association. Six sigma is a center competency of 3M; it is instilled in
3M's framework. It's a troublesome competency to construct inside of
an organization (crosswise over firms in a company) and henceforth
it's incomparable, serving as 3M's upper hand.
Normal methodology with basic objectives.

What are the potential benefits and risks

of implementing Six Sigma at 3M?
Risks:
Venture, individuals and device determination is another key part of Six sigma.
Any blunders in the choice of task, individuals or device may prompt obliterating
impacts.
Six sigma spots parcel of accentuation on methodical and steady way to deal
with give enhanced items little variety. Six sigma obliges itemized
comprehension of procedures for effective execution. Thus, representatives
ought to be legitimately prepared on the standards six sigma. In the event that
the preparation project fizzles, whole framework will fall flat.
3M attempted to decrease hazards by confirming prerequisites and yields (from
every stage) with target clients. 3M needs to pick right target test else the
confirmation procedure will come up short.
Since 3M will be moving from a numerous quality administration system to a
solitary quality administration program all through the association, each worker
in the association needs to get tied up with the thought of six sigma and its
potential advantages.

What role should Six Sigma play in

their corporate strategy?

By consolidating Six sigma, 3M ought to have the capacity to give

better items at quicker pace prompting enhanced consumer loyalty.
Since it is a procedure administration framework, Six Sigma ought to
convey methodical way to deal with the procedures as of now set up
however not build the overhead time altogether. By enhancing
procedures, a company will have the capacity to diminish the variety in
the yield delivered.
One of the principle targets for different firms inside of an organization
is to have shared vision. Six sigma gives a typical way to deal with
distinctive firms with a company to work towards normal objectives.
In the event that effectively actualized, Six sigma ought to go about as
an expertise that can be exchanged crosswise over firms inside of an
enterprise.

What are the human resources

implications of Six Sigma deployment?

HR group ought to work with Six Sigma Patrons, Pioneers, and

Champions to distinguish components of the way of life that may ruin
the accomplishment of Six Sigma objectives. They ought to
additionally outline legitimate preparing projects for distinctive workers
( an alternate preparing system will be needed for a lead rather than
the projects for a part in the group)

The officials and administrators ought to put stock in the change that
Six sigma will convey to the current framework along these lines
improving the worth gave to the clients.

Workers at the lower levels of progressive system ought to be

instructed on the significance of actualizing Six Sigma since everybody
in the association ought to have comparative vision.

References
Schroeder,

Goldstein & Rungtusanatham

Pages 467-475.