Korean Management Science Review (경영과학)

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Cultivating the Strategic CoP for Implementing Six Sigma

식스시그마 실행을 위한 전략적 실행공동체의 활성화

  • 김성진 (포스텍 산업경영공학과 전략적 정보 및 기술 경영(POSMIT) 연구실) ;
  • 홍종의 (경남대학교 경영학부) ;
  • 서의호 (포스텍 산업경영공학과 전략적 정보 및 기술 경영(POSMIT) 연구실)
  • Received : 2010.12.06
  • Accepted : 2011.02.28
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

There is no doubt Six Sigma is an excellent concept to improve quality of product or service. However, limitations to Six Sigma's implementation process have been discovered that are related to Six Sigma's foundation in statistical methods. The limitations of Six Sigma are overcome by the advantages of a strategic CoP (Community of Practice). Therefore, this research tries to build a strategic CoP for implementing Six Sigma. The method for building a strategic CoP is suggested, and then a case study of a real company is presented.

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