Reverse engineering is the process of taking a finished product and reconstructing design data in a format from which new parts or molds can be produced.
- The Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Six Sigma Training Options
The QC Group offers many Six Sigma-related courses. Some of these are Black Belt, Green Belt, Yellow Belt, Champion Training, Executive Training. We also offer stand-alone "modules," or workshops, that are related to Six Sigma such as FMEAs, Design of Experiments, Measurement Systems Analysis, Statistical Process Control and more (see the list below).
What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a highly disciplined data driven approach to minimizing defects systematically. The Six Sigma approach was developed by Motorola, but most of the tools have been in use for many decades. The Six Sigma approach assists companies as they focus on improving processes to the point of “near perfection.” The idea behind Six Sigma is that defective parts in a given process are reduced to the level of 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO). “Sigma” is the number of standard deviations from the process mean (average) within a standard bell curve, or process distribution. Most manufacturing processes tolerate three to four sigma operating levels, producing 6000 to 67,000 defects per million opportunities!
Six Sigma today enjoys widespread application in many sectors of industry from telecommunications to aerospace to medical and many more industries. Its methodologies apply to manufacturing processes as well as to non-manufacturing, “transactional” processes.
The method behind Six Sigma, and the main methodology behind process improvement is the DMAIC model. It stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control. This type of system was initially developed by Edward Deming, based on the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle. Each Six Sigma Project is carried out in an organization using the DMAIC “cycle.” The aim of each Project is to systematically minimize defects through statistical analysis and statistical tools, resulting in significant cost reductions of many thousands of dollars for each Project.
To see course descriptions, locations, dates of our Six Sigma offerings, click on any of the following links:
Six Sigma Programs:
- Black Belt Training/Certification
- Green Belt Training/Certification
- Yellow Belt Training
- Champion Training
- Executive Training
Related Training Programs:
- Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) Overview
- Problem Solving Tools
- Cost of Poor Quality
- Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) with Control and Action Plans
- Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) - Basic Workshop
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) - Advanced Workshop
- Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
- Design Of Experiments (DOE)
ASQ Certification Review Workshops:
To see a listing of all of our courses, please go to www.theQCgroup.com/courselist.