To achieve and maintain competitive advantage, your company have to possess the ability to learn. The best way to do that is to use OpEx Six Sigma program – the most effective methodology of acquiring, developing and using product and process knowledge.

CUSTOMER’S BENEFITS FORM OPEX SIX SIGMA PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Benefits from implementing OpEx Six Sigma program

Solving chronic problems (90%) ? Six Sigma is the only way to work on problems, which have not been solved for a long time.

Profit increase (60%) ? in a typical company, costs of poor quality can cause a sale drop of 10-20%. If we reduce it by half, company profit can be doubled ? with Six Sigma you can gain 60% of this improvement.

Customer loyalty (50%) ? customer loyalty is more than just his satisfaction. Typically, 5% growth in this value, increases profit of the company by 35-120%. With Six Sigma we can achieve more than just these 5%, by focusing not on quality itself, but as a mean to meet customer requirements.

Quality improvement (70%) ? from all of the quality improvement techniques, Six Sigma is the one to achieve breakthrough results.

Reliability improvement (30%) ? Six Sigma (in particular DOE techniques) used in MEOST methods (Multi Overstress Environmental Testing) is a milestone in improving reliability.

Costs reduction (50%) ? due to fact-based management, Six Sigma is one of the most effective methodology to reduce costs in many different company areas.

Cycle time reduction (30%) ? Six Sigma is a MUST for cycle time reduction and working with Lean Manufacturing methods.

Space reduction (30%) ? through effective testing techniques, Six Sigma helps to reduce bottlenecks and quality problems, so there is no need to use the space for inventory, control and product repairs.

Design improvement (40%) ? at the product design stage, the use of Six Sigma techniques (especially DoE) is the only true way to avoid quality problems in both the manufacturing process and on the market.

Supplier improvement (60%) ? suppliers development depends mainly on their ability to adapt client solutions for quality improvement and costs reduction. Six Sigma is the basis for both of those issues.

Employees’ morale improvement (50%) ? there is nothing more frustrating for the employees than inefficient procedures for solving problems. On the other hand, there is no better reason to be happy than having an effective and simple tools, that allow you to achieve this goal. Six Sigma is a simple and effective method to restore pride and satisfaction in the workplace.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ACHIEVING FINAL SUCCESS ARE:

  • An involvement and support from the highest management, on every organizational level
  • Selection and detailed definition of the projects, that will have direct reflection on the financial results of the company
  • Proper match of the employees’ skills and their position in the organization with the levels of training

STAGES OF OPEX SIX SIGMA PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Stages of Six Sigma program implementation

TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF OPEX GROUP’S COMPREHENSIVE OFFER

  1. Client’s needs analysis
    Due to initial state analysis, we can understand our client’s needs and expectations, and support their business goals in effective way. Tell us, what you want to achieve – we will choose proper methods, and together we will establish, how to measure the effectiveness of OpEx Group activities.

  2. Developing the structure and organizational culture
    The success of continuous improvement program implementation can be achieved, only if it is supported by highest management. Top management and management staff need to be aware of their role and responsibilities in this process. Their main task is to support the project activities and enforce developed solutions.

  3. Bespoke trainings and workshops for every level in the organization
    OpEx Group offer includes: trainings for the highest management, OpEx Six Sigma Black Belt ang Green Belt workshops and thematic trainings(detailed information)

  4. Project work
    Project work is an integral part of training program. In ideal situation, all of the projects are directly connected to the business goals of the organization. The biggest advantages of well-defined and supported projects are:

    • A chance for the employees to use newly gained knowledge in practice
    • A chance to see on their own example, the power of the OpEx Six Sigma program
    • Achievement of measurable results, which causes immediate return from the investment in OpEx program
    • Convincing doubters and resistant employees to the program, through solving problems previously considered as unsolvable.

  5. Creating the continuous improvement culture in the organization
    Education of internal Black Belts, the completion of the first big projects and building an internal structure of OpEx program, is not the end of the road to continuous improvement. After this stage, our experts are still in contact wiht the client, helping internal specialists if they encounter problems in their work. In this way, we ensure the continuous development of trained employees and help to improve the organization. This leads to a situation, in which an internal Six Sigma program develops without the participation of external consultants.