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http://dx.doi.org/10.11001/jksww.2014.28.1.125

A Study on Critical Success Factors for 6 Sigma Project in Construction Site using Factor Analysis  

Kim, Chae-Soo (동아대학교)
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Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater / v.28, no.1, 2014 , pp. 125-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
6 sigma is a management innovation strategy which improves most of all managerial processes including transactional and project based operations such as marketing, purchasing, accounting, and construction. Even though 6 sigma is trying to solve problems from the customer's viewpoint in the scientific manner, project leader feels some difficulties in implementation because of several reasons. Especially the difficulties are prevalent in construction site. This paper investigates the cause of the difficulties through questionnaires, analyzes the investigation results, and verifies the critical success factors of 6 sigma implementation. Factor analysis has been usually employed in reducing quantity of data and summarizing information chaos. In this study, several variables from questionnaires are grouped into just only four factors by the process of factor analysis. The critical success factors are extracted as project management system, implementation mechanism, site condition, and project ownership. Some ideas for each individual success factor are suggested, which are expected to be useful in successful implementation of 6 Sigma in construction site.
Keywords
6 Sigma; Critical Success Factor; Factor Analysis; Construction Site;
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