Eco-Six Sigma: Integration of environmental variables into the Six Sigma technique

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 605-616

  Lucato, Wagner Cezar ^a   Vieira, Milton ^a   Da Silva Santos, José Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DMAIC; eco efficiency; environmental management; Six Sigma

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; PROCESS MONITORING; SIX SIGMA; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

DMAIC; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; SIX SIGMA APPROACHES; SIX SIGMA TECHNIQUES;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 85027948091     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2014.949896     Document Type: Article

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