Six sigma for operational excellence / guest editor, Jiju Antony and Christopher Seow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Antony, Jiju.

Seow, Christopher.

Series:

TQM magazine ; v. 16, no. 4, 2004.

TQM magazine ; v. 16, no. 4, 2004

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Six sigma (Quality control standard).

Quality control--Standards.

Quality control.

Production control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Bradford, England] : Emerald Group Pub., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since its inception more than a decade ago, six sigma as a quality improvement framework has been gaining increasing attention and acceptance in industry. Thus performance in both manufacturing and service operations can now be calibrated in terms of "sigma level", and companies eager to impress customers have begun to label themselves "six sigma organizations". In this paper, a realistic view is taken of the six sigma framework, with an examination of the basis of six sigma and its long term potential. It is argued that in the dynamic business environment of the twenty-first century, a forwar

Contents:

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Guest editorial; Improving on the six sigma paradigm; Integrating six sigma with qualitymanagement systems; Six sigma or design for six sigma?; Six sigma for small and medium-sized enterprises; A business process change framework for examining the implementation of six sigma: a case study of Dow Chemicals; Medicated sweet variability: a six sigma application at a UK food manufacturer; Six sigma education: a critical role for academia; Some pros and cons of six sigma: an academic perspective; Bookshelf;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-51558-9

9786610515585

1-84544-419-1

OCLC:

61396911