Title :
Development and Validation of an Instrument for Six Sigma Implementation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
Author :
Deshmukh, S.V. ; Lakhe, R.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., B.D. Coll. of Eng., Sewagram, India
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
organisational aspects; six sigma (quality); small-to-medium enterprises; SME; amalgamation; organization-wide Six Sigma practices; six sigma implementation; small and medium sized enterprises; Companies; Educational institutions; Government; Instruments; Mechanical engineering; Quality function deployment; Quality management; Robustness; Six sigma; Velocity measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (ICETET), 2009 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5250-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3884-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICETET.2009.79
