문제해결능력향상을 위한 6시그마 대학 내 도입을 위한 연구

A Study on the Adoption of Six Sigma into the Universities for the Problem-Solving Ability Enhancement

Enhancement of problem-solving ability through Six Sigma is the goal of companies that are geared towards high level long-term objective based on increasingly scientific and structured method. Given that about 90% of the students of the Korea Polytechnic Ⅶ get employed by small to medium sized companies, they should be educated so that they can leverage Six Sigma technique to solve problems. Although it is important to train on the program so that they can operate machinery in order to cultivate competent personnel whom are needed by companies, it is necessary to train the students so that they can solve fundamental problems. Six Sigma based problem-solving method was proven very effective when applied to large companies such as LG Electronics, Samsung SDI, POSCO and others. The achievements were made possible by the united effort made by all the employees centered on the chief executive officers. Without the mindset and leadership of the latter, it would be difficult to realize the objective. There are a number of requirements needed to adopt Six Sigma techniqueat the universities. First of all, it is necessary to develop user-friendly learning materials. Second, it is necessary to purchase MiniTab for action based program. Third, professors must be trained in advance in order to act on the Six Sigma technique. Expected benefits of adopting Six Sigma techniqueare many and this technique is very effective since it is possible to cultivate the human resources that the companies needed and since it is possible to take on increasingly detailed approach to solve problem.