Six Sigma and the green belt perspective: A study in five companies

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-300

  Green, Forrest B ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black belt; Champion; Green belt; Project; Quality improvement; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751542512     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2006.011119     Document Type: Article

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