(Juran: Southby, Connecticut) -- Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) has improved the way senior executives at Masco Builder Cabinet Group view and manage their business. DFSS is a methodology that focuses on designing products or services in a manner than ensures cost-effectiveness and efficiency of production. Masco BCG is a leading designer and manufacturer of kitchen cabinets with brands including Merillat and Quality Cabinets. Steve Wittig, vice president of Six Sigma at Masco BCG, is in charge of overseeing the DFSS initiatives.

One DFSS project implemented at Masco BCG revolutionized the way executives at corporate headquarters and managers at 10 of its plants and distribution centers across the country, report, review, and manage financial, business, and operational metrics. “The focus of this DFSS project was to design a user-friendly and user-useful executive information system that provided one set of numbers with individualized views that are relevant to each specific executive or manager,” Wittig says.

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