Article: Toward a central tendency on six sigma

A reasonable middle ground is starting to emerge

As quality professionals, we seem to enjoy discussion, even heated discussion at times. We also appear to enjoy controversy. Unfortunately, this tendency is not always to the advantage of our profession--oftentimes it is to our detriment. For instance, there has been a lot of talk about Six Sigma recently-with some pro and some con but it has not been possible to understand what these discussions are really about.

As I take a bird's-eye view, it seems that we have divided our profession into two camps, or maybe even three. The members of one camp are very defensive (or offensive, if they are on the attack) and claim that there is nothing ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!