An assessment of the critical success factors for Six Sigma implementation in Indian industries

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-444

  Desai, Darshak A ^a   Antony, Jiju ^b   Patel, M B ^c  

^a G H PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Hasmukh Goswami College of Engineering and Management   (India)

Author keywords

Critical success factors; Developing economy; Implementation; India; Industrial performance; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864068785     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410401211212670     Document Type: Article

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