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Six Sigma: Main Metrics and R Based Software for Training Purposes and Practical Industrial Quality Control

open access: yesKvalita Inovácia Prosperita, 2019
Purpose: To clarify the different types of data likely to occur in any service or industrial process, the main applicable statistics for each type of data and the Six Sigma metrics that allow characterising and benchmarking organisational processes ...
Ana Rita Costa   +3 more
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Representing a Methodology for Refinement of Strategic Objectives in Strategy Map Establishment: Combining Quality Function Deployment and Fuzzy Screening [PDF]

open access: yesچشم‌انداز مدیریت صنعتی, 2013
Strategy maps represent the way of value creation in each organization. Nowadays, Implementation of strategy is the main concern of all organizations. Strategy map establishment is the starting point of strategy implementation.
Abbas Moghbel Baarz   +3 more
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Common myths of six sigma demystified

open access: yes, 2008
Purpose – Six Sigma has been part of our business lexicon for more than a decade. Debates on its emergence as a strategic initiative have created critics who consider it as an old wine in a new bottle. Is Six Sigma a management fad? This article presents
Kumar, Maneesh   +9 more
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Reducing the delivery lead time in a food distribution SME through the implementation of six sigma methodology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose – Six sigma is a systematic data driven approach to reduce the defect and improve the quality in any type of business. The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from the application of six sigma in a food service “small to medium sized
Nabhani, Farhad, Shokri, Alireza
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Green Lean Six Sigma implementation framework: a case of reducing graphite and dust pollution

open access: yesInternational Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2020
Modern organisations are in search of initiatives which will enable them to be sustainable as well as gain a competitive advantage. Lean, Six Sigma and Green initiatives are some of the widely used tools which aid the organisation to be sustainable ...
Michael Sony, Subhash Naik
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An application of Six Sigma to reduce waste

open access: yes, 2005
Six Sigma has been considered a powerful business strategy that employs a well-structured continuous improvement methodology to reduce process variability and drive out waste within the business processes using effective application of statistical tools ...
Antony, Jiju
core   +1 more source

New Paradigm of Lean Six Sigma in the 4th Industrial Revolution Era

open access: yesKvalita Inovácia Prosperita, 2020
Purpose: In early 2000s Six Sigma and Lean were combined into Lean Six Sigma (LSS), which has been one of the major strategic quality initiatives all over the world.
Sung Hyun Park   +2 more
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Lean six sigma in a call centre : a case study

open access: yes, 2010
This paper, a case study, aims to illustrate the application of lean six sigma in a call centre of a service industry corporation. The study draws on process information and primary data from a real project.
Antony, Jiju   +5 more
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Multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises

open access: yes, 2009
This paper examines multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized ...
Kumar, Maneesh   +4 more
core   +1 more source

LEAN SIX SIGMA: LONG TERM APPROACH FOR GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS IN ROMANIA [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness Excellence and Management, 2017
This paper investigates the benefits of Lean Six Sigma’s deploying in Romanian’s economy. After a brief introduction pointing out the advantages of Lean Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma concept is introduced.
Alexandra Mirela Cristina MUNTEANU
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