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LEAN SIX SIGMA IMPLEMENTATION IN INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

Title	LEAN SIX SIGMA IMPLEMENTATION IN INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
Publication Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2013
Authors	Kučerová, M, Mĺkva, M, Rusková, D
Journal	Quality Issues and Insights in the 21st Century
Volume	2
Issue	1
Start Page	46-52
Pagination	Continuous
Date Published	May/2013
Type of Article	Original article
ISSN	2029-9575
Other Numbers	ICID: 1050096
Keywords	lean production, quality management, six sigma
Abstract	Continual improvement, as one of the objectives of a quality management system is achieved by the improvement of all processes and activities at a particular stage of the production cycle. Continual process improvement is also the only way how to survive and succeed among competitors. The management of the company will always be looking for opportunities that will enhance the effectiveness of the company’s processes. Lean Six Sigma is one of the significant methodologies of quality management, this seeks to increase productivity and improve quality of process outputs. As a customer oriented managerial strategy, it emphasizes that imperfection is an opportunity for improvement. The Lean Six Sigma system helps to effectively reduce any defective process; it improves the quality of the provided services and makes the management processes more efficient. It focuses on the elimination of waste, thus it focuses on eliminating non-value adding activities. The goal is to eliminate the non-value added activities in order to create continuous flow and shorten the duration of the process. The contribution focuses on some important aspects of implementing the Lean Six Sigma method in industrial companies.
URL	http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/abstracted.php?level=5&icid=1050096
Refereed Designation	Refereed
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