Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Sustainable Development of the Environment Using Six Sigma
(Seifedine Kadry, Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Faculty of Science, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon)

Chapter 2. DMAIC Six Sigma for Improving Complex Processes
(A. Pugna, S. Potra, R. Negrea and M. Mocan, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania)

Chapter 3. The Lean Six Sigma Methodology: Applications in Thoracic Surgery
(Luca Bertolaccini, MD, PhD, Alessandro Pardolesi, MD, Barbara Bonfanti, MD, Sergio Nicola Forti Parri, MD, Roberto Crisci, MD, PhD, Piergiorgio Solli, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maggiore Teaching Hospital, Bologna, Italy, and others)

Chapter 4. The Link between Six Sigma and Business Performance
(Khaled Mili and Abdel Monem Snoussi, High Institute of Management, Higher Institute of Finance and Taxation, Sousse, Tunisia)

Chapter 5. Integration of the Lean and Six Sigma Methodology to Improve Quality Performance in a Healthcare Organisation
(Selim Ahmed, Head, World School of Business, World University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Chapter 6. Six Sigma: A Process Improvement Methodology
(Swati C. Jagdale, PhD, MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, MIT Campus, Department of Pharmaceutics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, MH, India)

Chapter 7. Integrating Six Sigma into a Business Strategy: Workshop and Leadership
(Jung-Lang Cheng and Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Cheng Shiu University, Taiwan)

Index