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A TAXONOMY OF LEAN SIX SIGMA SUCCESS FACTORSFOR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

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Date Issued:
2010
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ABSTRACT Six Sigma is a business improvement strategy that aims to improve process performance using a structured methodology that identifies and removes the causes of defects in manufacturing and business processes, while implementing the lean concepts attempts to remove wasteful activities from those processes. In practice, the Six Sigma strategy and the Lean philosophy are combined and often viewed as one integrated philosophy, where the philosophy of Lean Six Sigma simultaneously removes wasteful activities from a process and reduces the variability of that process. This thesis research reviews the concepts and implementation of Lean thinking, Six Sigma strategy, and the integrated concept of Lean Six Sigma, with emphasis in service organizations. Most importantly, this thesis summarizes the critical success factors for implementing Lean Six Sigma within a service business environment and categorizes them within a proposed multi-level taxonomy that can be used by service business units and service providers to improve the success of Lean Six Sigma implementation.  
Title: A TAXONOMY OF LEAN SIX SIGMA SUCCESS FACTORSFOR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
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Name(s): Hajikordestani, Reza, Author
Geiger, Christopher, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2010
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: ABSTRACT Six Sigma is a business improvement strategy that aims to improve process performance using a structured methodology that identifies and removes the causes of defects in manufacturing and business processes, while implementing the lean concepts attempts to remove wasteful activities from those processes. In practice, the Six Sigma strategy and the Lean philosophy are combined and often viewed as one integrated philosophy, where the philosophy of Lean Six Sigma simultaneously removes wasteful activities from a process and reduces the variability of that process. This thesis research reviews the concepts and implementation of Lean thinking, Six Sigma strategy, and the integrated concept of Lean Six Sigma, with emphasis in service organizations. Most importantly, this thesis summarizes the critical success factors for implementing Lean Six Sigma within a service business environment and categorizes them within a proposed multi-level taxonomy that can be used by service business units and service providers to improve the success of Lean Six Sigma implementation.  
Identifier: CFE0003526 (IID), ucf:48966 (fedora)
Note(s): 2010-12-01
M.S.
Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
Masters
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Subject(s): A TAXONOMY OF LEAN SIX SIGMA SUCCESS FACTORS FOR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003526
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Host Institution: UCF

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