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E6 Sigma DMAIC EZ: Black Belt for Manufacturing
The traditional 6Ms are:

* Machines

* Methods

* Materials

* Measurements

* Mother Nature (Environment)

* Manpower (People)


Other definitions:

Machines
Methods
Materials
Measurements
Milieu (Mother Nature, surroundings, environment)
Manpower (People/mainly physical work)
Mindpower (Also people/mainly brain work)
Management (separate from Manpower/People because it considers Tampering)
Money
Miscellaneous
(the) Moon (so far unknown cause)

You can read more about it in the The Cause and Effect Diagram (a.k.a. Fishbone)
article.



Posted By: Kerri Simon
Modified By: S.GNANAGURU
Last Modified: Jun. 3, 2003

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