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November 17, 2018

SoPK and SIX SIGMA

I feel that the System of Profound Knowledge(SoPK), put forward by Dr. Deming is a very holistic concept which tends to cover a very wider area. It can be applied in any situation and in any type of organisation. The main feature of the system is that it is very flexible and non-descriptive. It is a philosophy that can be applied to all forms of organisation. It gives me a foundation on the basis of which I can start a new culture in any organisation. The main drivers of an organisation are it's people. SoPK lays a lot of emphasis on the stakeholders and people.

If a manufacturing organisation has to do well, it can use SoPK as the foundation stone. It also talks about the Statistical Process Control (SPC) which is important to inculcate to have scientific measurement programme which avoids decisions just based on intuition. A possible way to develop an excellent organisation can be divided into various stages. The first step could be adopting the philosophy of SoPK and introducing various tools which can be specefic to particular organisations. Then we can look further to inculcate Continuous Improvement culture and Learning organisation.

Compared to SoPK, six sigma is a statistical tool which focusses on process improvement and quality management. It requires the support of various other tools to help the organisation develop holistically. Organisations tend to forget the the involvement of people during the implementation of six sigma. It focusses on customer results and cost reduction as a way of cnsumer satisfaction.The implementation of six sigma naturally creates perfect hierarchy structure, which is against the principles of SoPK. Six Sigma aims to achieve whatever is already included in the SoPK.

A better approach can be to implement six sigma keeping in mind the philosophy of the SoPK, taking the implementation step-by-step. There are various possible ways in which six sigma and SoPK will conflict each other. For instance, six sigma has black belt professionals who will implement it in the organisation. Training of all employees comes with a lot of cost hence there will be a hierarchial structure in the organisation which can hamper employee involvement. Lack of six sigma knowledge can have detrimental effect on the organisation violating the principle of "Theory of Knowledge" mentioned in SoPK.

There is one other important aspect about six sigma.Organisations with unstable and unorganised processes should first focus on removing special causes. It is important to stabilize the process first. Then the organisation can move forward and focus on control chart variation and six sigma. There is a module week to follow, I am looking forward to challenge my thought process and have a transformational week.


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