Developing an assessment tool for two organizations using six sigma principles

EMJ - Engineering Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 7-15

  Matson, Eric L ^a   Stauffer, Larry A ^b  

^a Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment tool; Continuous improvement; Six sigma; Standardization

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; PROCESS MONITORING; STANDARDIZATION; SURVEYS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

ASSESSMENT TOOL; CASE-STUDIES; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; SIX SIGMA PRINCIPLES; SIX SIGMA TOOLS; SIX-SIGMA; SIX-SIGMA METHOD; TOOLS AND METHODS;

SIX SIGMA;

EID: 76249119491     PISSN: 10429247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10429247.2009.11431840     Document Type: Article

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