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Nesse âmbito, uma ferramenta como o 6-sigma é fundamental para reduzir desperdícios e, promover as melhorias incrementais que se devem suceder na sequência de um processo de lançamento da produção em escala crescente.
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Recordando que não existem boas-práticas universais, cuidado; não com a caneta, mas com o que se escreve com ela. As PMEs, que apostam sobretudo na rapidez, na flexibilidade, na criatividade, nas pequenas séries, são iludidas quando adoptam as ferramentas que se ajustam à produção massificada... se calhar mais um exemplo do uso incorrecto da assimetria da informação.
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Mesmo uma empresa grande como a 3M não percebeu isso e está a pagar esse erro "Six Sigma 'killed' innovation in 3M":
"Rigid process a significant roadblockThe lack of freedom, or too strict a process, is also a significant roadblock, such as the Six Sigma process.
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Six Sigma was popularized in the late 1990's and introduced into 3M by former CEO James McNerney, a former GE executive. It involves a set of process tools designed to eliminate production defects and wastage, and raise efficiency. (Moi ici: Sempre a doença da escola de gestão americana, a concentração doentia no eficientismo, mesmo quando ele não é relevante para a estratégia)
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"The Six Sigma process killed innovation at 3M," said Nicholson. "Initially what would happen in 3M with Six Sigma people, they would say they need a five-year business plan for [a new idea]. Come on, we don't know yet because we don't know how it works, we don't know how many customers [will take it up], we haven't taken it out to the customer yet."
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However, the 3M ambassador pointed out he had nothing against the Six Sigma, but felt it was not ideal for the creative process. "I met the guy who in fact put Six Sigma together and I said to him, 'What about innovation? Because at 3M right now we are having problems--we're being asked about Six Sigma and trying to utilize it in the creative stage'. He said it was never designed for that, it was designed for manufacturing when starting to scale up a product," said Nicholson."
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