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Bill Smith

Management Theorist

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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1929 1
Death Year
1993 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Introduced Six Sigma at Motorola in 1986 as vice president and senior quality assurance manager for the Land Mobile Products Sector. 1
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Source Wikipedia, Bill Smith (Motorola engineer)

Theories and Models Developed

Source Wikipedia, Six Sigma
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    It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986.
  • Associated With: Telecommunications Equipment Industry
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WikipediaTheories and Models Developed: Six Sigma, History section, Bill Smith
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It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986.
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