A framework for effective Six Sigma implementation

Total Quality Management and Business Excellence

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 415-424

  Jones, Erick C ^a   Parast, Mahour Mellat ^b   Adams, Stephanie G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^c Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

PDCA; Process improvement; Quality management; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951234803     PISSN: 14783363     EISSN: 14783371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14783361003606720     Document Type: Article

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