Robust design of a radio-frequency identification system using Design for Six Sigma approach

International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-112

  Jugulum, Rajesh ^a   Kamarthi, Sagar ^b   Zeid, Ibrahim ^b   Samuel, Philip ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

^c Breakthrough Management Group Int   (United States)

Author keywords

DFLSS; DFSS; Lean six sigma; RFID system; Robust design; Tag readability; Taguchi methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 64949113436     PISSN: 14792494     EISSN: 14792753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSSCA.2009.024217     Document Type: Article

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