Literature snapshot on Six Sigma project selection for future research

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-357

  Shanmugaraja, Muthuswamy ^a   Nataraj, Muthuswamy ^a   Gunasekaran, Nallasamy ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Angel College of Engineering and Technology   (India)

Author keywords

Defects per million opportunities; Define measure, analyse, improve and control; DMAIC; DPMO; Organisation; Project selection; Quality; Six Sigma; Total quality management; TQM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858270758     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2012.045662     Document Type: Review

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