6 Ms

6 Ms - 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)

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Source: iSixSigma, 28 December 2010 13:07:34, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary