Full or Partial Deployment?
Once organizations have decided to implement Six Sigma they are faced with the question of “how do I get started?” The most obvious answer is to adopt the approach of companies like GE and W. R. Grace and institute a CEO-led, company wide, top priority initiative. We believe that this kind of “full deployment” is the best strategy. The advantages and disadvantages of a full deployment approach are listed in Table 4-1.
Unfortunately, many business leaders below the CEO level are not in a position to take the full deployment approach. Another option is for leaders to deploy Six Sigma in their own realm of responsibility. This could be a division, business unit, or even a single plant. We refer to deployment on such a ...
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