American engineer known as the father of Six Sigma. Working as a quality assurance manager at Motorola, he introduced the Six Sigma methodology in 1986 to reduce manufacturing defects through statistical process control.
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Defining ContributionIntroduced Six Sigma at Motorola in 1986 as vice president and senior quality assurance manager for the Land Mobile Products Sector. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986.
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It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986.
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