Six Sigma paradigm shift

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 317-332

  Yeung, Vincent W S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Black Belts; Paradigm shift; Programmes; Quality; Six Sigma; Total Quality Management; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349157046     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2007.017175     Document Type: Article

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