Factors Affecting Six Sigma Green Belt Deployment - Case of Company A

V. Mazula, A. K. Lumbwe, S. C. Mukwakungu, N. Sukdeo

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Abstract

Six sigma is a technique of quality control that is used to improve existing products and service of companies, through detecting and removing defects, with the aim of streamlining business processes quality control in order to reduce variation across the board. Company A's employees fail to complete six sigma green belt projects. During six sigma green belt deployment, some factors affect its success. This study is important because it identifies the factors and challenges that affect six sigma deployments and contribute towards the knowledge of six sigma deployment. A quantitative method was used. 56 participants from Company A (quality managers, operation managers, team managers, operational technical managers, metrologist, plant managers, supply quality inspectors, plant technical service managers, R and D scientist, workshop specialists, procedural and quality Generals) were selected. As a result of this study, the most important factors influencing the intentions of green belts to complete the six sigma projects are support of Company A's management and failure of selected team.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1459-1463
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781665486873
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 7 Dec 202210 Dec 2022

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Volume2022-December
ISSN (Print)2157-3611
ISSN (Electronic)2157-362X

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM 2022
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period7/12/2210/12/22

Keywords

  • Six sigma deployment
  • green belts
  • project team selection
  • quality improvement
  • top management support

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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