An application of Six Sigma to reduce waste

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 553-570

  Bañuelas, Ricardo ^a   Antony, Jiju ^b   Brace, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c 3M Drug Delivery Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Quality; Six Sigma; Six Sigma methodology; Statistical tools and techniques

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CASE STUDY; QUALITY; SIX SIGMA; SIX SIGMA METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 26644442351     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.669     Document Type: Article

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