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The Importance of Six Sigma for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Actual Economic Context
The Importance of Six Sigma for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Actual Economic Context

Author(s): Adina Andreea Ohotă
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Micro-Economics, Methodology and research technology
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Six Sigma; small and medium enterprises (SME); crisis; costs; benefits;

Summary/Abstract: Without any doubt these are very interesting times that we live. Nothing is absolutely new or totally different. And even so thousands of companies have closed their activities not being able to manage this crisis. The remaining local companies, in special the small and medium enterprises should implement innovative solutions with long term result, in order to survive these times; and have a suitable strategy. This strategy can be implemented with the help of instruments like six sigma, business process reengineering that, applied each day can help managers solve problems related to poor quality and efficiency. Even if for the SME Six Sigma implementation can be somehow difficult, it provides several benefits and advantages for the company, the stakeholders, customers, and so on; and most important it helps the company saving money in a smart way.

  • Issue Year: 10/2009
  • Issue No: S2
  • Page Range: 1258-1262
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English