Six Sigma: Its implementation in Ford’s facility management and maintenance functions

Abstract

If readers have picked up any of a number of business periodicals within the past five years, they have probably heard of Six Sigma. They have read about it or heard someone talking about the great successes that resulted from applying Six Sigma. The intent of this paper is not to teach the reader all there is to know about Six Sigma. Instead, it aims to provide a brief overview of Six Sigma (for anyone not familiar with it), explain how Ford Motor Company has approached its implementation and how it has been applied in facility management and maintenance activities.

Citation

Holtz, R. and Campbell, P. (2004), "Six Sigma: Its implementation in Ford’s facility management and maintenance functions", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 320-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/14725960410808285