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"while Welch may be right that you can't afford not to understand Six Sigma, you can't necessarily afford to use it, either"
Fast Company also points to a recent Wall Street Journal article that talks about the overuse and distortion of the heretofore Six Sigma "sacred cow." I've written before about the misuse of it's TQM precursor, and often complained about when the emphasis on cost-cutting (too often touted as the ultimate benefit of such approaches) overwhelms the quality improvement benefits that could actually help grow the business.
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