Implementation of Six Sigma in SMEs. A Case Study in Swedish Industry

Many big companies today have already solid Six Sigma infrastructures. However, all over the world SMEs are only now approaching the methodology. In this presentation we expose an industrial application of a Six Sigma Black Belt project. It shows how Six Sigma was introduced and successfully implemented in a Swedish small-medium sized company. The project was carried out within the Six Sigma Black Belt course run at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. This case study is included in the book “Statistical and Managerial Techniques for Six Sigma Methodology, Theory and Application” (Wiley, 2012). The company is Structo Hydraulics AB, a manufacturing firm, located in Storfors, whic…