Implementation Barriers for Six Sigma in Construction
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) |  |
| © 2013 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-4 Issue-2 |
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| Year of Publication : 2013 | ||
| Authors : Prof.Sunil Desale , Dr.S.V.Devdhar , Hemant Patil |
Citation
Prof.Sunil Desale , Dr.S.V.Devdhar , Hemant Patil. "Implementation Barriers for Six Sigma in Construction". International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT). V4(2):175-178 Feb 2013. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
Standardization of process is the main necessity of any organization to have competence and continual development . Indian construction industries are not the exclusion to this. Six Sigma has emerged as one of the most valuable business enhancement strategies worldwide specifically in manufacturing industries . Nothing much has been published so far discloses an overall implementation of Indian construction industries with Six Sigma. This pa per presents an investigation of the various barrier s for implementing Six Sigma in developing countries like India. Based on discussions and debate with various s egments of society, it provides an approaching about their perceptions as well as their misconceptions about this quality concept and the challenges, which organizations face while trying to execute Six Sigma. Diverse public and private s ector organization s are analyze for this reason , similarly, the part of developing countries are also discussed alongs ide to further enrich this paper . This complete study of the barriers drawn by Indian construction industri es through Six Sigma can help out other developing countries, who have yet not experimented w ith Six Sigma.
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Keywords
Six Sigma, Developing Countries, strategy