Six Sigma and Knowledge Management

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Arendt
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hesham Bin-Abbas ◽  
Saad Haj Bakry

Building a knowledge-based society is widely recognized as leading to human, social and economic benefits. This paper explores the issue of using knowledge management as an instrument for the development and sustainability of this knowledge society. The paper attempts to achieve its purpose through four main integrated steps: providing a brief review of knowledge management and the knowledge society; viewing knowledge management according to the STOPE “strategy, technology, organization, people and the environment” scope; incorporating knowledge management into the six-sigma DMAIC “define, measure, analyze, improve, and control” process; and deriving observations on the outcome, and producing guidelines for future work. The paper emphasizes the claim that developing and continuously sustaining the knowledge society can be achieved by applying knowledge management through building it into the STOPE scope and the six-sigma process, and by considering the multi-level nature of the society. The paper enjoys a high potential as a guide to knowledge management driven development and sustainability of the knowledge society at all levels. This would be beneficial to all those interested and concerned with supporting the role of knowledge in their own societies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selma Leticia Capinzaiki Ottonicar ◽  
Beatriz Rosa Pinheiro dos Santos ◽  
Ieda Pelogia Martins Damian ◽  
Josiane Torres

RESUMO A gestão do conhecimento fornece subsídios à gestão da qualidade, uma vez que norteia os processos de acesso, avaliação, organização, armazenamento e disseminação da informação e do conhecimento no ambiente organizacional. O objetivo deste artigo é propor contribuições ao contexto empresarial, por meio de uma inter-relação entre as etapas da gestão da qualidade e da gestão do conhecimento, com base na literatura de ambos os processos. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os temas gestão do conhecimento e gestão da qualidade a fim de apoiar a inter-relação entre suas características. Para a obtenção dos resultados, desenvolveu-se um quadro explicativo entre as etapas de implementação da gestão do conhecimento e o modelo Seis Sigma proveniente da teoria da qualidade. A partir da inter-relação teórica, realizou-se uma discussão da revisão bibliográfica e concluiu-se que a gestão da qualidade faz uso de elementos também utilizados pela gestão do conhecimento. Como busca, avaliação e uso das informações em diferentes suportes, a fim de serem recuperadas futuramente. Foi possível verificar também que o sucesso da gestão da qualidade ocorre na organização que desenvolve a gestão do conhecimento como parte da sua cultura organizacional.Palavras-chave: Gestão do Conhecimento; Gestão da Qualidade; Informação; Conhecimento; Revisão Bibliográfica.ABSTRACT Knowledge management provides support to quality management, since it guides the processes of access, evaluation, organization, storage and dissemination of information and knowledge in the organizational environment. The purpose of this article is to propose contributions to the business context, through an interrelationship between the stages of quality management and knowledge management, based on the literature of both processes. For this, a bibliographic review was carried out on the topics of knowledge management and quality management in order to support the interrelationship between their characteristics. To obtain the results, an explanatory framework was developed between the steps of knowledge management practical implementation and the Six Sigma model derived from the theory of quality. Based on the theoretical interrelationship, a discussion of the bibliographic review was carried out and it was concluded that quality management makes use of elements also used by knowledge management, such as search, evaluation and use of information in different media, in order to recovered in the future. It was also possible to verify that the success of quality management occurs in the organization that develops knowledge management as part of its organizational culture.Keywords: Knowledge Management; Quality Management; Information; Knowledge; Literature Review.


Author(s):  
Zlatko Nedelko ◽  
Vojko Potočan

The main aim of this draft paper is to discuss the progress towards Industry 4.0 in organizations, through the lenses of management tools utilization. Our discussion is based on the cognitions that management tools support organizational working under Industry 4.0 circumstances. According to the management tools utilization we argue about the level of Industry 4.0 implementation in organizations. Based on the current level of management tools utilization, it is evident that in the forefront are management tools, which are not tightly associated with supporting organizational working under Industry 4.0 circumstances, like outsourcing, benchmarking, knowledge management, etc, while commonly emphasized management tools for supporting organizational working under Industry 4.0 circumstances, are not in the forefront of use, like lean production, RFID, six-sigma, etc. Results allow us to argue that organizations are at the early stages of Industry 4.0 implementation in organizations. The paper offers some possible reasons for such state. This paper should also trigger questions, how to increase the level of Industry 4.0 implementation in organizations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Lal Mohan Baral ◽  
Claudiu Vasile Kifor

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to review the different models which integrate Six Sigma and Knowledge Management (KM) approaches and also to identify the advantages and disadvantages of those models. Based on literature, the available Six Sigma and KM models have been reviewed. All the models have been critically analysed according to their structure and end users and finally the advantages and disadvantages are enlisted. The Overview expressed that more or less every model has been proposed aiming to the specific endues and each model has both strength and weakness for application to all sectors. In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of existing Six Sigma-KM models have been identified. This study may offer some guidance to find new directions to eliminate the week points of those models by introducing new ideas and methodologies


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