What is horizontal comparison?
Six Sigma management refers to "horizontal comparison", which is commonly referred to as benchmarking, which is an exploration of best practices for similar activities within or outside the industry using quantitative criteria. It is the quality of processes, products and services that are recognized as leading in the process that compares them with those that are recognized as leading in order to identify the objectives and guide their own improvement accordingly to achieve the best level of performance.
The application of horizontal comparison in Six Sigma management
First of all, level comparison is a set of theories and methods that black belt students must understand and basically master. It is widely used in Six Sigma management, mainly in the following aspects:
(1) It is used for the introduction of Six Sigma management.
Organizations begin by understanding and learning from the industry and the practices of the world's most successful Six Sigma-managed companies (e.g., General Electric). Then decide for yourself how to do it, mainly starting with the following points:
Why do we need to introduce Six Sigma management?
Why should industry benchmarking enterprises introduce Six Sigma management?
In what context are they being introduced into Six Sigma management?
How do they import Six Sigma management?
How are they implemented in Six Sigma management?
What does Six Sigma management look like for them?
What are their successes?
What's the lesson to be learned?
What should we do based on our current situation?
and (2) the selection of Six Sigma projects.
Six Sigma projects are mainly focused on the company's development strategy, customer needs, internal process problems, competitor comparison, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to compare the levels within and outside the industry and within the organization to identify the outstanding problems and establish the direction of improvement and specific Six Sigma projects.
and (3) to identify and achieve the objectives of the Six Sigma project.
Correctly and scientifically establishing project objectives is a key factor affecting the success of the project. Therefore, in order to make the project objectives scientific and reasonable, the following aspects can be considered:
What is the current level of quantifiable performance for this project question?
What is the current state of this across the different business areas within the organization? How big is the difference?
What is the reason for the discrepancies between the different areas of the business internally?
What is the best level in the industry for this project question?
Where are we in the industry?
Why are we different from the industry? What are the possible causes?
What is the approach of benchmarking companies in this regard?
What is the appropriate level for our current Six Sigma program?
How are we going to work in the next few years?
When will it reach the best level in the industry?
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