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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 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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose–Lean and Six Sigma observers, researchers and managers are awaiting the next
step, which many feel could take the form of a combination of the two concepts, known as …

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 …

The fast changing economic conditions such as global competition, declining profit margin,
customer demand for high quality product, product variety and reduced lead–time etc. had a …

Purpose–Six Sigma within small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) is rapidly emerging
as the new wave of change in Six Sigma. The purpose of this paper is to review the …

Purpose–As Lean and Six Sigma have become established as influential concepts in the
process improvement area, observers, researchers and managers are awaiting the next …