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A University-based Six Sigma Program
Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 2005AbstractSix Sigma has been successful in industry, but until very recently almost all training for Six Sigma was done after graduation in the business environment. Arizona State University has implemented an education program providing fundamental Six Sigma Black Belt skills and experiences.
Douglas Montgomery, Richard K Burdick
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Six Sigma programs: An implementation model
International Journal of Production Economics, 2009Abstract Despite the pervasiveness of Six Sigma program implementations, there is increasing concern about implementation failures. One reason many Six Sigma programs fail is because an implementation model on how to effectively guide the implementation of these programs is lacking. Using a successful Six Sigma program in a Network Technology company,
Satya S Chakravorty
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The impact of Six Sigma in the performance of a Pollution Prevention program
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2009The diffusion of Pollution Prevention faces organizational barriers as for instance resistance to change, insufficient support from decision-makers, unclear project leadership, insufficient employee accountability and inflexible organizational structures.
Mário de Castro, Fabio Müller Guerrini
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The Six Sigma program: an empirical study of Brazilian companies
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2014Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to assess the status of Six Sigma's status in Brazilian companies and understand the integration of this program with other quality management approaches. Additionally, the critical success factors (CSFs) for Six Sigma implementation and primary Six Sigma program characteristics were identified.
Linda Lee Ho, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho
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Effects of Lean Six Sigma in program management
Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 2019Purpose As program managers seek to improve the quality, speed and financial benefits of the programs they manage, many are turning to process improvement methodologies, such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). However, although existing literature includes multiple studies that apply the methodology to non-manufacturing environments, there is no specific ...
Jennifer A Cross
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Key ingredients for the effective implementation of Six Sigma program
Measuring Business Excellence, 2002Six Sigma is a business strategy and a systematic methodology, use of which leads to breakthrough in profitability through quantum gains in product/service quality, customer satisfaction and productivity. The concept of implementing Six Sigma processes was pioneered at Motorola in the 1980s and the objective was to reduce the number of defects to as ...
Jiju Antony
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Factors critical to the success of a Six-Sigma quality program in an Australian hospital
Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 2008While there is substantial evidence from manufacturing industries, there is limited empirical evidence demonstrating the relationship between factors associated with a Six-Sigma quality program and the performance of organisations in the health sector.
Amrik Sohal
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A Cost of Quality Economic Analysis of a Six Sigma Program at a Government Contractor
EMJ - Engineering Management Journal, 2012Abstract:In this study, the results of a multi-project engineering economic analysis of a Six Sigma program for a contractor providing custom manufacturing and service activities for a U.S. federal government agency are presented. Examined are the project costs, project savings, benefit/cost ratio, and operational performance improvement for Six Sigma ...
Wayne A. Rodin, Mario G. Beruvides
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