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How To Recognize Bottlenecks In Six Sigma Implementation

Six Sigma Bottlenecks

One major bottleneck in Six Sigma deployment can be attributed to errors in decision making which invariably leads to higher COPQ. The bottlenecks are critically different for small and companies from large corporations because of their contextual differences. Further, they may result from any or all phases of the deployment process.

Bottlenecks In Low Cost Deployments: Often, small and medium sized companies take to Six Sigma circles with limited resources and as a consequence, expose themselves to additional limitations.

?Owing to resource limitations, human and financial, more personnel are often found working overtime
?Difficulty in hiring the Belts on a full-time basis due to reasons other than financial; for example, uncertainties including the commitment to deployment
?Question of survival of the business owing to lack of innovativeness in product or service development and introduction to the market
?Procrastinating over decision-making on capital expenditures even against justified ROI projections

The above roadblocks result in problems such as:

?Non-availability of methods and tools required for efficient and timely Six Sigma deployment
?Risk of generating outdated, irrelevant and incompetent solutions for re/design and development of product or service
?Prolongation of project cycle time
?Expensive errors at the early stages triggering a series of multiple errors

Overview of Bottlenecks Arising From Deployment Phases

Poor selection of projects is often found to be the biggest stumbling block.