Application of Six Sigma to improve the quality of the road for wind turbine installation

TQM Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-258

  Gijo, E V ^a   Sarkar, Ashok ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Construction industry; DMAIC; Quality improvement; Six Sigma; Wind energy; Wind farm roads

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DMAIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SIX SIGMA; SIX-SIGMA DMAIC APPROACH; SIX-SIGMA METHODOLOGY; TURBINE INSTALLATION; WIND FARM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURE; RURAL ROADS; WIND POWER;

WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 84882375403     PISSN: 17542731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542731311307438     Document Type: Article

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