Six Sigma Methodology Drives A Superior Product
This was to be an experiment in production destined for success. The disadvantage of having all their factories destroyed was also the opportunity to begin anew using leading edge production strategies. Directed by two of the most progressive experts in management policy, the resulting processes would define the means for consumer product development for decades. The key was in the application of measurements and statistical analysis in decision making.
The statisticians had been correct, and it was for the chagrin of American sector that their published work had languished unappreciated until our competitors put it into practice and proved its merit. The proof came as the popularity of Japanese products grew to an unprecedented market penetration, as well as after the xenophobic protestations of American market that the Japanese were dumping merchandise on us, continued to grow.