EDITORIAL: “Six Sigma - Its Application, Practice, and Utility”

Authors

  • Robert D Yearout University of North Carolina Ashville
  • Claudel B McKenzie University of North Carolina Ashville

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2009.16.3.261

Keywords:

Six Sigma, Quality

Abstract

Editorial for Special Issue on Six Sigma

Author Biographies

Robert D Yearout, University of North Carolina Ashville

Claudel B McKenzie, University of North Carolina Ashville

Claudel B. McKenzie Department Chair and Professor of Accounting, B.S. Accounting, Mars Hill College; M.B.A., Western Carolina University. CPA and CMA. Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient 1991 and Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching 1998.  In additional in publishing in many accountancy journals, she has published several professional papers and case studies that reflect course objectives.  In recent years she has become more interested in researching industrial and manufacturing issues and has published in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics and in the Proceedings for the International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice.  Mrs. McKenzie also won the Ruth and Leon Feldman Professorship Distinction for Outstanding Scholarship and Service for the 2005-2006 year.

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Yearout, R. D., & McKenzie, C. B. (2009). EDITORIAL: “Six Sigma - Its Application, Practice, and Utility”. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 16(3), 160–161. https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2009.16.3.261

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2009): Special Issue: Six Sigma - Its Application, Practice and Utility

Section

Production Planning and Control

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