Six Sigma literature: a review and agenda for future research

JE Brady, TT Allen - Quality and reliability engineering …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Like quality management in general, Six Sigma has penetrated into most sectors of today's
business world. Although Six Sigma originated in industry, it has inspired a considerable …

Six Sigma: literature review and key future research areas

P Nonthaleerak, LC Hendry - International Journal of Six …, 2006 - inderscienceonline.com
It is a timely point to extensively review the literature on Six Sigma given the recent
increased research interest. This paper reviews more than 200 Six Sigma papers …

Critical success factors for Six Sigma projects

DSL Marzagão, MM Carvalho - International Journal of Project …, 2016 - Elsevier
The goal of this article is to identify and understand the relationship between critical success
factors for Six Sigma programs and its projects performance, considering Six Sigma projects …

Gearing Six Sigma into UK manufacturing SMEs: results from a pilot study

J Antony, M Kumar, A Labib - Journal of the Operational Research …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Approaches to business improvement have evolved and grown since the early 1900s and
today the process focused, statistically driven Six Sigma methodology has been widely used …

Adoption of Six Sigma DMAIC to reduce cost of poor quality

A Prashar - International Journal of Productivity and Performance …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the systematic application of Six
Sigma tools for identification and reduction of cost of poor quality (COPQ). The study …

An integrated analytic approach for Six Sigma project selection

G Büyüközkan, D Öztürkcan - Expert systems with applications, 2010 - Elsevier
Six Sigma is regarded as a well-structured methodology for improving the quality of
processes and products. It helps achieve the company's strategic goal through the effective …

A systematic methodology for the creation of Six Sigma projects: A case study of semiconductor foundry

CT Su, CJ Chou - Expert systems with applications, 2008 - Elsevier
Nowadays, Six Sigma has been widely adopted in a variety of industries in the world and it
has become one of the most important subjects of debate in quality management. Six Sigma …

A conceptual model to guide research on the activities and effects of innovation champions

CM Shea - Implementation research and practice, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The importance of having a champion to promote implementation efforts has
been discussed in the literature for more than five decades. However, the empirical literature …

Project selection and its impact on the successful deployment of Six Sigma

M Kumar, J Antony, B Rae Cho - Business Process Management …, 2009 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to focus on the importance of the project selection
process and its role in the successful deployment of Six Sigma within organizations …

Reconstructing Six Sigma barriers in manufacturing and service organizations: The effects of organizational parameters

MG Aboelmaged - International Journal of Quality & Reliability …, 2011 - emerald.com
Reconstructing Six Sigma barriers in manufacturing and service organizations: The effects of
organizational parameters | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings …