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Bridging the
Gap Between Reliability & Six Sigma by Lynn D. Nelson, CMRP,
Six-Sigma Black Belt, Kennecott
Originally
presented at IMC-2006 - The 21st International Maintenance
Conference
In today’s fast paced business world, companies are constantly
looking for ways to improve. Two improvement initiatives that
have come to the forefront are Reliability and Six-Sigma. It has
been thought by some that the two initiatives are in competition
with each other. That because both initiatives require an
investment in funds and resources, that they cannot coexist.
While competition may exist, both are vital to achieving
continuous improvement. This paper will discuss the two
improvement methodologies, show the similarities & differences,
and illustrate how both initiatives are vital to continuous
improvement.
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