Understanding the Need of Six Sigma in Manufacturing Industries : A Review

Authors

  • Naveen Virmani  IIMT College of Engineering, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • M Z Hussain  IIMT College of Engineering, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Six Sigma, Defects, Quality, Customer Satisfaction

Abstract

Six sigma is one of the most important strategies since last so many decades. It tries to reduce the defects to the minimum possible level and thus results in improving the profitability and efficiency of firm. Many researchers have presented their work in this domain. The successful implementation of this concept results in better utilization of resources, increased customer satisfaction, increased quality of products, lesser rejection, increased employee morale etc.

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2018-09-30

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Volume 2, Issue 4, September-October-2018

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Research Articles

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Naveen Virmani, M Z Hussain, " Understanding the Need of Six Sigma in Manufacturing Industries : A Review , IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering(IJSRMME), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 2, Issue 4, pp.06-07, September-October-2018.