Linking Six Sigma to business strategy: An empirical study in Taiwan

Measuring Business Excellence

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-32

  Cheng, Jung Lang ^a  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Business strategy; Business studies; Competitive advantage; Six Sigma; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874797285     PISSN: 13683047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13683041311311347     Document Type: Article

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