"Define Phase" Tools: Supplier, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers (SIPOC) Diagram

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"Define Phase" Tools: Supplier, Inputs, Process, Outputs, and Customers (SIPOC) Diagram

The SIPOC diagram is used in Six Sigma to help identify the key elements in a process: suppliers, inputs, outputs, and customers. This will provide the team with an overview of the boundaries of the project. Here is an example of SIPOC from collection to result: