An article on BusinessWeek says that Six Sigma is making a big comeback. As companies try to ride the economic crisis, many of them are looking at Six Sigma to help them.
In fact, the methodology can help the companies boost earnings without putting more people on the payroll.
Companies as varied as drug giant Merck, British confectioner Cadbury, and doughnut maker Dunkin’ Brands are increasingly turning to Six Sigma to lift their bottom lines. Capital One says it has launched a Six Sigma initiative to “drive continuous improvement” in its operations, while Pfizer this year embarked on 85 Six Sigma projects to lower the cost of delivering medicines to patients in its pharmaceutical sciences division.
This is good news for Six Sigma, and Six Sigma practitioners indeed!
