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The Application of Six Sigma in the Hospitality Industry

The Application of Six Sigma in the Hospitality Industry
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Author(s): Peter Alatsas (Management Consultant, Canada)and Ekaterina Vlad (Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College, China)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 41
Source title: Educational Strategies for the Next Generation Leaders in Hotel Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jiuguang Feng (Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College, China), Sacha Stocklin (Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College, China)and Wei Wang (Foreign Languages College, Shanghai Normal University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8565-9.ch004

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Abstract

This chapter reviews various methods or tools used in modern organizations to improve customer satisfaction and productivity against the relevant body of literature and the popular business performance improvement methodology called Six Sigma. Starwood Hotels and Resorts was the first company in the hotel sector to adopt this system organization-wide in January 2001. Six Sigma is a highly structured performance improvement methodology that is predominately based on project work. This study reveals how Six Sigma can assist managers to improve performance in three main areas: improve customer service, product quality, and the quality of decision making from improving organization-wide processes.

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