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Several commenters are ignorant of what Six Sigma Black Belt Operations Consulting is... or, chose to ignore that part of 404's story.
Six Sigma is a methodology for using math and the scientific method to improve production. It was originated in manufacturing and that's by far still its biggest area of use. Black Belt is a level of certified training in the methodology. Operations here does NOT mean management, job descriptions, hiring, personnel, or employee evaluations! Operations means taking physical inputs into a physical process that changes their physical properties, so that parts get manufactured and assembled into complete shipments.
A Six Sigma Black Belt is a perfect person to ask to reorganize how you lay out the machinery and workflow in your factory. Where do supplies come in? How much inventory do you need to have on hand for smooth running production? Should you use a few do-everything machines, or a lot of small specialized machines? Can you reduce the amount of transportation and handling of work in progress, in order to have more consistent lead times for customers and less fire-fighting? These are the kind of things Six Sigma can tell you.
A Black Belt's Six Sigma training would NOT let them legitimately claim that they are the perfect person to tell you who should be hired and fired from that factory! If they know about directing people, it would be from some learning experience other than Six Sigma!
Six Sigma consulting often involves working for one client, onsite, full time for many months in order to optimize their physical manufacturing process of handling materials. It is NOT expected to include how to attribute hustle and profitability to particular employees!
404 was exactly right on to say that "who should we throw out today?" is NOT part of his scope of work.
Six Sigma is a methodology for using math and the scientific method to improve production. It was originated in manufacturing and that's by far still its biggest area of use. Black Belt is a level of certified training in the methodology. Operations here does NOT mean management, job descriptions, hiring, personnel, or employee evaluations! Operations means taking physical inputs into a physical process that changes their physical properties, so that parts get manufactured and assembled into complete shipments.
A Six Sigma Black Belt is a perfect person to ask to reorganize how you lay out the machinery and workflow in your factory. Where do supplies come in? How much inventory do you need to have on hand for smooth running production? Should you use a few do-everything machines, or a lot of small specialized machines? Can you reduce the amount of transportation and handling of work in progress, in order to have more consistent lead times for customers and less fire-fighting? These are the kind of things Six Sigma can tell you.
A Black Belt's Six Sigma training would NOT let them legitimately claim that they are the perfect person to tell you who should be hired and fired from that factory! If they know about directing people, it would be from some learning experience other than Six Sigma!
Six Sigma consulting often involves working for one client, onsite, full time for many months in order to optimize their physical manufacturing process of handling materials. It is NOT expected to include how to attribute hustle and profitability to particular employees!
404 was exactly right on to say that "who should we throw out today?" is NOT part of his scope of work.
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