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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
Affiliation:
University at Albany State University of New York
Dev Dalal*
Affiliation:
University at Albany State University of New York
*
*Corresponding author. Email: dev.dalal@gmail.com

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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2019 

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