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Six Sigma'S Implementation In Romanian Smes

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  • Alexandra Mirela Cristina MUNTEANU

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This paper investigates the benefits of Six Sigma’s deploying highlighting the field of SMEs. After a brief related literature review it is presented the history of Six Sigma’s evolution and a short list of the main top companies to use it. The paper introduces the statistical base of Six Sigma and presents the major improvement methodologies used by Six Sigma. There are also presented the infrastructure of Six Sigma and specific Six Sigma tools for each of its five phases: define measure, analyze, improve and control. The paper presents the position of Romanian SMEs in the Romanian economy and their evolution during the last years; some of the problems met by SMEs while deploying Six Sigma are underlined.

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  • Alexandra Mirela Cristina MUNTEANU, 2015. "Six Sigma'S Implementation In Romanian Smes," Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 9(1), pages 541-547, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:mancon:v:9:y:2015:i:1:p:541-547
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    1. Jiju Antony, 2008. "Can Six Sigma be effectively implemented in SMEs?," International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 57(5), pages 420-423, June.
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    Six Sigma; DMAIC; DMADV; SMEs.;
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