Development and Validation of an Instrument for Six Sigma Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

Development and Validation of an Instrument for Six Sigma Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

This paper presents a study aimed at developing and validation of an instrument for Six Sigma Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) of India. It provides amalgamation of the quality literature by identifying 12 critical factors (areas) of Six Sigma. The Instrument consisting 42...

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Hauptverfasser: Deshmukh, S.V., Lakhe, R.R.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Companies
Educational institutions
Government
Instruments
Mechanical engineering
Quality function deployment
Quality management
Robustness
Six sigma
Velocity measurement
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Zusammenfassung:This paper presents a study aimed at developing and validation of an instrument for Six Sigma Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) of India. It provides amalgamation of the quality literature by identifying 12 critical factors (areas) of Six Sigma. The Instrument consisting 42 items was design after extinctive literature review. The SMEs can used these measures individually or perform to produce a outline of organization-wide Six Sigma practices. The developed instrument was found to be reliable and valid to achieve objectives of this study. These measures can be used to assess the status of Six Sigma, in order to imply further development.
ISSN:2157-0477
2157-0485
DOI:10.1109/ICETET.2009.79