Six Sigma in industry: Some observations after twenty-five years

Quality and Reliability Engineering International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Goh, T N ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DMAIC; quality engineering; quality management; Six Sigma; Six Sigma training; statistical thinking

Indexed keywords

DMAIC; QUALITY ENGINEERING; SIX SIGMA; SIX SIGMA TRAINING; STATISTICAL THINKING;

QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 79951937641     PISSN: 07488017     EISSN: 10991638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qre.1093     Document Type: Article

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