Six Sigma - Any ideas on writing a research paper on six sigma?

[john_johnson]

HI
Does any one hane any ideas on writing a research paper on six sigma.

Thanks

[Marc]

Is there a specific focus or aspect you have in mind?

[Jennifer Kirley]

Marc is right, you need a focus. At the thought of writing a research paper on such a big subject as 6S my thoughts go swirly-twirly.

You don't say what is the reason for writing a paper like this: you are in a degree program, or you write research papers just because you are demented and/or want to be "found" by an employer who wants a Deminguite and don't know how to better do it--like me.

Four potential options:

Examine the program's birth, history and how it has adapted to business needs and wants through the years.

"Prove" benefits by examining a company's successful use of the program.

Compare & contrast the program's successes with various companies and project why they worked, or not.

Rebut or criticize the program by showing long term problems among various companies, and suggest what they might have done differently to succeed.

[john_johnson]

Hi


I want to write a paper so that i can lear how to implement Six Sigma in a firm(a generic firm may it be biomedical, automotive). Hope iam not saying something stupid here as iam totally illeterate regarding 6s and want to learn
more by writing a paper.


Thanks guys

[Jennifer Kirley]

Originally Posted by john_johnson

Hi


I want to write a paper so that i can lear how to implement Six Sigma in a firm(a generic firm may it be biomedical, automotive). Hope iam not saying something stupid here as iam totally illeterate regarding 6s and want to learn
more by writing a paper.


Thanks guys

Okay. I take it you are considering implementing or proposing 6S in your organization, or else making yourself smart enough to do so for self-promotion purposes. Good enough for me!

First thing: no one comes from the egg knowing about how to do these things, including writng a paper, so please don't feel you are saying something stupid. Okay? We learn by doing.

Start by doing some research. I did a Google search using the words "implementing six sigma" and found a lot of sites to peruse, lots of books to check out at the library. Can you access your area's college library, or if you are an ASQ member does your section have a reference library? If you decide to buy books, consider the used books from Amazon.com. They can be very cheap, though you will not get free shipping.

When you look through the sources you will see that approaches to the subject of implementing a program like this vary. You can begin to decide which methoids you would like to use, what changes you think you could get away with, the tools you will need and so on.

I don't know how much practice you have at writing papers, so I will add:

Jot down points as you go through your research, to structure what you will write in your paper. So I don't get lost, I type these points out on my document when it's time to write and add several blank lines between them. Now you're getting organized.

Even if, as you write, you don't intend to keep a bibliography, doing so (and citing references throughout the paper) gives you a footprint to the sources. What you can do (something I don't, thoguh I should) is include the page number when you list books and magazine articles in the bibliography (reference) section. Similarly, listing and citing the web sites you visit ensures you can find them later. I have gone back to sites many times...

I hope this helps!

[john_johnson]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Kirley

Okay. I take it you are considering implementing or proposing 6S in your organization, or else making yourself smart enough to do so for self-promotion purposes. Good enough for me!

First thing: no one comes from the egg knowing about how to do these things, including writng a paper, so please don't feel you are saying something stupid. Okay? We learn by doing.

Start by doing some research. I did a Google search using the words "implementing six sigma" and found a lot of sites to peruse, lots of books to check out at the library. Can you access your area's college library, or if you are an ASQ member does your section have a reference library? If you decide to buy books, consider the used books from Amazon.com. They can be very cheap, though you will not get free shipping.

When you look through the sources you will see that approaches to the subject of implementing a program like this vary. You can begin to decide which methoids you would like to use, what changes you think you could get away with, the tools you will need and so on.

I don't know how much practice you have at writing papers, so I will add:

Jot down points as you go through your research, to structure what you will write in your paper. So I don't get lost, I type these points out on my document when it's time to write and add several blank lines between them. Now you're getting organized.

Even if, as you write, you don't intend to keep a bibliography, doing so (and citing references throughout the paper) gives you a footprint to the sources. What you can do (something I don't, thoguh I should) is include the page number when you list books and magazine articles in the bibliography (reference) section. Similarly, listing and citing the web sites you visit ensures you can find them later. I have gone back to sites many times...

I hope this helps!

Yes This really Helps
Thanks a lot for the idea

[john_johnson]

Originally Posted by Marc

Is there a specific focus or aspect you have in mind?

Hi Marc I wanted to learn how to implement Six Sigma in the industry by writing a paper so that i can learn in the process of writing it. Jennifer has given me some ideas on how to develop some ideas on possible topics, i would be relly help ful to have some more ideas from you

Thanks