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The importance of the process of alignment the strategy with Six Sigma projects: a study multicases in logistic operator

Besides being in evidence in the organizational environment, the Six Sigma programs and logistics' implementation has also been achieving success pointing out the importance of the strategy alignment of project improvements. Therefore, an analysis of the strategy alignment process with Six Sigma projects is necessary. Hence, this paper proposes a systematization of the alignment of the organizational strategy with the process of selecting Six Sigma projects. This study includes a brief description of the conceptual models used and the logistics operators. Based on theoretical considerations, a conceptual systematization of the alignment of the organizational strategy with a detailed process of selecting Six Sigma projects is proposed. Aiming at analyzing the conceptual proposal, three case studies in logistics operators were carried out. It can be said that the alignment of the process of selecting Six Sigma projects with the organizational strategy proved important and the systematization proposed proved efficient.

Six Sigma projects; Strategy and alignment


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