Ch00fm-pgs-Martichenko/Goldsby

Strategic Development to
Operational Success
LEAN
SIX SIGMA
LOGISTICS
by
Dr. Thomas Goldsby • Robert Martichenko

Copyright ©2005 by J. Ross Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 1-932159-36-3
Printed and bound in the U.S.A. Printed on acid-free paper
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Goldsby, Thomas J.
Lean Six Sigma logistics / by: Thomas Goldsby & Robert Martichenko.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-932159-36-3 (hardback : alk. paper)
1. Business logistics—Management. 2. Six sigma (Quality control
standard). 3. Process control. 4. Inventory control. 5. Waste
minimization. 6. Industrial efficiency. I. Martichenko, Robert, 1965–. II.
Title.
HD38.5.G63 2005
658.4
′013—dc22
2005011208
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