Improving on the six sigma paradigm

The TQM Magazine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-240

  Goh, T N ^a   Xie, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Quality management; Quality programmes

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRESSES;

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; QUALITY PROGRAMMES; SIX SIGMA RATIONALE;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

EID: 23844442547     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780410541882     Document Type: Article

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