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Leaning on a hybrid approach: A case for Lean Six Sigma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2019

Shannon Pierce  and
Dev Dalal
Shannon Pierce
Affiliation:
University at Albany State University of New York
Dev Dalal*
Affiliation:
University at Albany State University of New York
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , September 2019 , pp. 247 - 250
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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2019 

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