Purpose–This paper aims to clarify emerging aspects and trends of Six Sigma literature over
17 years, from 1992 to 2008. Design/methodology/approach–The literature on Six Sigma …

The fundamentals of the blue economy promoting sustainable development by minimizing
the consumption of fresh water, organic pollution and chemical contamination. On the other …

Disruptive events such as natural disasters, loss or reduction of resources, work stoppages,
and emergent conditions have potential to propagate economic losses across trade …

Six Sigma is a disciplined approach to improving product, process and service quality. Since
its inception at Motorola in the mid 1980s Six Sigma has evolved significantly and continues …

A utilização do Seis Sigma e das técnicas associadas ao programa tem possibilitado
resultados que merecem uma avaliação mais detalhada, pois existem relativamente poucos …

Some organisations adopt improvement programmes as a panacea for all business
problems, not taking into account that some initiatives fit better under certain conditions. This …

Purpose‐The purpose of this paper is to present part of the results from a survey on Six
Sigma, more specifically to identify the best practices in the use of the Six Sigma …

Six Sigma has set a new paradigm of excellence in the business environment and is
enjoying great popularity. Even though Six Sigma has been in practice in the last two …

Many countries have implemented biofuel programs designed to address pressing concerns
such as climate change, energy security and rural development. However, recent works …

The principles of the Toyota Production System (TPS), or Lean manufacturing, are well
known in the auto manufacturing industry. Many companies, utilizing aspects of the TPS …