Six sigma or design for six sigma?

TQM Magazine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 250-263

  Bauelas, Ricardo ^a   Antony, Jiju ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Quality programmes; Research

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA (DFSS); IDENTIFY, DESIGN, OPTIMIZE AND VERIFY (IDOV); QUALITY PROGRAMMES;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 23844457996     PISSN: 0954478X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09544780410541909     Document Type: Review

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