SIX SIGMA-IN INDIAN AGRIBUSINESS

Abstract:

In today’s competitive world, customer wants perfection and there is no room for error. Delighting the customer and new ways to exceed their expectations is requirement of today’s business world. Quality management helps to achieve this goal. Quality management involves continuously monitoring, analyzing, and improving of systems and procedures throughout the process. Six sigma is a improvement over the indigenous quality management systems. Six Sigma (6σ) is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement. It was introduced by American engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1980. It is a new way of thinking about work and customer value.Six Sigma is one of the most popular and reliable methodologies that are presently applied to the agricultural industry. It is useful because its main focus is on reaching top most quality. The ability of Six Sigma to focus more on quality and eliminate defects in production and processes make sure that the agricultural industry continues to have millions of satisfied consumers. With the continued emphasis of Six Sigma, making excellent improvements in the processes used in creating agricultural products and acquiring more satisfied consumers are greatly possible.