Saving resources through Six Sigma

At the annual conference of the European Six Sigma Club Germany (ESSC-D) in Bayreuth, over 100 participants gathered new ideas on the use of the Six Sigma methodology. A central theme of the two-day event was the expansion of the use of the method. This includes the implementation of the German resource efficiency program ProgRess II. “The Six Sigma methodology

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A new app makes working with Six Sigma easier

The European Six Sigma Club (ESSC-D) has developed an app as a practical reference work for the Six Sigma methodology. It is now available for Android and IOS systems and can be installed on the relevant mobile devices. Users will find over five hundred pages of information about Six Sigma. Special statistical terms, tools and graphical analysis tools are explained.

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Rising number of users – European Six Sigma Club provides systematic training

The Quality Guidelines of the European Six Sigma Club (ESSC-D) enable a high level of training with a clear certification standard for Green Belts and Black Belts. More than 2,300 users have now been trained in accordance with these guidelines and over 500 experts have been certified accordingly. The training courses and certifications in accordance with the ESSC-D standard are

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Winners of the German Six Sigma Award 2015 have been announced

Every year, the European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. (ESSC-D) honors scientific work that deals with the further development of the Six Sigma methodology. To this end, it searches German-speaking universities and colleges for the best work on the further development of the Six Sigma methodology. In 2015, the gold award goes to Verena Köpnick from Kempten University of Applied

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The competition for the German Six Sigma Award 2015 begins

The European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. (ESSC-D) is awarding the German Six Sigma Prize for the fifth time. Entries can be submitted as of now. The closing date for entries is September 30, 2015. Every year, the ESSC-D honors the best scientific work on the further development of the Six Sigma methodology. New approaches and ideas, which are examined

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Six Sigma penetrates the service sector

Through the integration of new tools and cross-over with other process improvement techniques, Six Sigma has opened up completely new areas of application. The method originally comes from the manufacturing industry, but is now also increasingly being used by companies in the insurance and service sectors. For example, at Vodafone, a subsidiary of Telefonica. Makigami is a new tool for

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Expansion of Six Sigma tools – Conference 2015

Six Sigma conference (Photo: Frank Homann) In spring, over one hundred Six Sigma experts from all over Germany met in Bad Honnef at the annual conference of the European Six Sigma Club Germany (ESSC-D). The participants spent two days exchanging experiences in workshops and specialist presentations. The main topic was the further development of Six Sigma tools. By expanding the

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Improved standards for Six Sigma training

Further training in Six Sigma training will be further standardized. Until now, the quality guidelines have defined the criteria and tools for training and certification as a Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt. Now, the respective teaching depth of the individual tools is also described in detail. The new guideline thus helps to specify the minimum requirements for training.

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Award for top performance – German Six Sigma Award 2014 announced

Every year, the European Six Sigma Club Deutschland e.V. (ESSC-D) honors the best scientific work on the further development of the Six Sigma methodology. New approaches and ideas, which are examined and presented in master’s or diploma theses, are to be awarded and made accessible to a wide circle of interested parties. This year, for the first time, there is

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Conference 2014 – Six Sigma in the context of different business systems

Six Sigma experts from all over Germany met in Bad Kissingen at the beginning of March for the annual conference of the European Six Sigma Club (ESSC-D). Over 100 specialists from well-known companies as well as experts from research and science attended the two-day event. “I was thrilled by so much Six Sigma expertise and exciting discussions, and I will

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