Lean and six sigma: Not for amateurs - Second in a 2-part series

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 140-145

  Jacobson, James M ^a   Johnson, Mary E ^b  

^a Six Sigma Black Belt and Net Education Design Inc   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALCULATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LEADERSHIP; MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SKILL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644664955     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/9LHB-9G96-AHMT-9XG2     Document Type: Review

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