A Review of Six Sigma Implementation in Indian SMEs – Tools & Techniques Used and Benefits Drawn
| Author(s) | : | Javed I. Malek, Darshak A. Desai |
| Institution | : | M.E. Scholar, Mechanical Engineering Department G.H.Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Vallabh Vidyanagar, j |
| Published In | : | Vol. 2, Issue 2 — February 2015 |
| Page No. | : | 20-29 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
- For achieving global competitiveness and operational excellence in current market condition, Industries areneeded to produce the products which provide high quality at the lowest possible cost. Six Sigma has been widely usedproject-driven management approach to produce high-quality products with the lowest possible cost. From the review ofprevious publications it has been discovered that Indian SMEs have not adopted this approach up to its full extend. Sothe objective of this paper is to explore the impact of Six Sigma in Indian SMEs. This paper is mainly focussing on theDMAIC methodology of Six Sigma which has been successfully adopted by various SMEs. This paper discusses thevarious tools and techniques used in each phase of DMAIC approach, its impact on bottom line through benefits gainedand critical success factors to show the roadmap for other SMEs to initiate Six Sigma in their industries.
Javed I. Malek, Darshak A. Desai, “A Review of Six Sigma Implementation in Indian SMEs – Tools & Techniques Used and Benefits Drawn”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 20-29, February 2015.
