Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
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ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 68Q
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To determine: The aspects that determines the satisfaction of customers with a bank, university, a cell phone, and a television. The tools that can be used to estimate the level of customer satisfaction.
Introduction: Six Sigma refers to the program or technique used by the organizations in order to bring improvement in the processes. It helps to reduce the level of defects and hence increases the profits of the organizations.
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