Yes, the Six Sigma standard, go out 6 standard deviations from the mean instead of the standard 3, is 3.4 defects in a million, instead of 1 in 370.
The Japanese definitely needed to create some defects. Six Sigma is a recognized optimizing technique to achieve CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) level 5, nirvana, which model incidentally can be traced back originally to a Bmer, Watts Humphery. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht < elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za> wrote: > Timothy Sipples wrote: > >... just the other day I heard a rumor that IBM would enter the hot dog > manufacturing business in 2011. > > More rumours and jokes about IBM... > > http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/mouse.asp > > http://www.snopes.com/computer/program/stroustrup.asp > > http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/salted.asp > > http://www.snopes.com/quotes/kenolsen.asp > > And then there is my favourite rumour... ;-D > > "Apparently IBM decided to have some parts manufactured in Japan as a trial > project. In the specifications, they set out that they will accept three > defective parts per 10,000. > > When the delivery came in there was an accompanying letter. > > "We, Japanese people, had a hard time understanding North American business > practices. But the three defective parts per 10,000 have been separately > manufactured and have been included in the consignment. Hope this pleases > you." . > > Today's rumour: today is Friday! ;-D > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
