Six sigma: An evolutionary analysis through case studies

TQM Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 423-434

  Firka, Daniel ^a  

^a Argentinian Inst for the Antarctica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Case studies; Design and development; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; QUALITATIVE STUDY; RELATIVE WEIGHTS; SIX SIGMA;

RESEARCH;

WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 77953569608     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542731011053343     Document Type: Article

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