Technical Paper
Need to Jumpstart your Six Sigma Program: Try Benchmarking
2005-04-11
2005-01-1609
A Benchmarking technique known as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) will be discussed as a jumpstart technique to put energy back into a company's Six Sigma program. A hypothetical example of benchmarking the production lines of a manufacturing company will be discussed using Six Sigma quality measures. Typical DEA software output will be discussed.