The impact of Six Sigma in the performance of a Pollution Prevention program

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1303-1310

  Calia, Rogério Cerávolo ^a   Guerrini, Fábio Müller ^a   de Castro, Mário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Performance improvement; Pollution Prevention program; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS; ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES; PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; POLLUTION PREVENTION; POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESISTANCE TO CHANGE; SIX SIGMA; SIX SIGMA PROGRAMS; SIX SIGMA PROJECT;

DIFFUSION BARRIERS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

POLLUTION;

EID: 67649847903     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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