Richard is a great proponent of Six Sigma management techniques, and in 2000, the City of Fort Wayne became the first city government to officially adopt the system.
RTY, Rolled Throughput Yield - a method to calculate the probability of creating a defect-free unit during manufacturing which would encounter multiple processes, typically used in Six Sigma.
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e.g. When deploying Six Sigma, identification of projects can be done on the basis of how they fit into the Balanced Scorecard agenda of the organization.
For example, the following methods and business tools can be used by organizations within the design for lean manufacturing methodology: Value Stream Mapping, Design for Six Sigma, Visual Control, QFD, DFMA, and Taguchi methods.
He won the 2004 American Society for Quality Crosby Medal for his book, Implementing Six Sigma, 2nd edition (ISS2).
In recent years, some major practitioners have combined Lean and Six Sigma principles to yield a methodology commonly known as Lean Six Sigma.