Six Sigma as a total quality management tool

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dc.contributor.author Odendaal, C.E.
dc.contributor.author Claasen, S.J. (Schalk Johannes)
dc.date.accessioned 2012-11-27T07:29:33Z
dc.date.available 2012-11-27T07:29:33Z
dc.date.issued 2002
dc.description.abstract The ultimate goal of most companies is to make money and even more money in the future. Part of increasing profits means reducing costs, improving quality and increasing throughput. This paper describes the use of Six Sigma methodologies as a tool in achieving Total Quality Management in the manufacturing environment, with specific emphasis on power transformer manufacturing. The concepts encompassed by Six Sigma are included, their relevance explained and some early results are shared. The measure, analyse, improve and control cycle is the main emphasis of this paper. It is concluded that by adopting Six Sigma as a Total Quality Management tool, company bottom lines are improved en_US
dc.description.uri http://sajie.journals.ac.za en_US
dc.format.extent 9 pages en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.citation Odendaal, CE & Claasen, SJ 2002, 'Six Sigma as a total quality management tool', The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 25-33. [http://sajie.journals.ac.za] en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1012-277X (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2224-7890 (online)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20514
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en_US
dc.rights Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering en_US
dc.subject Six Sigma methodologies en_US
dc.subject Total Quality Management (TQM) en_US
dc.title Six Sigma as a total quality management tool en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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