International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage
- Editor in Chief
- Prof. Purushothaman Damodaran
- ISSN online
- 1479-2753
- ISSN print
- 1479-2494
- 4 issues per year
- CiteScore 2.0 (2023)
Six Sigma is a statistics-based, process-focused, data-driven strategy and methodology, coupled with management concepts and lean tools, that aims to improve the quality of process outputs. Six Sigma seeks to identify the causes of failures and minimize variability in key industrial processes in areas, such as healthcare, manufacturing, and service. IJSSCA aims to publish original research that strengthens the current theoretical base and suggests potential for the advancement of industrial practice.
Topics covered include
- Healthcare quality
- Six Sigma for new product/service development processes
- Six Sigma and lean thinking
- Best practice of Six Sigma
- Quality improvement initiatives in manufacturing, service, and transactional processes
- Analytics
- Big data
- Monitoring and detection
Objectives
The primary goal of IJSSCA is to present state-of-the-art, high quality research developments in all areas of Six Sigma. The Editorial Board is committed to a swift evaluation process from submission to initial decision, and the latest developments and advances will be published without delay
Readership
IJSSCA provides a platform for the dissemination of new developments in continuous quality improvement to inform academics, professionals, researchers, and various practitioners.
Contents
IJSSCA publishes original papers, technical reports, and case studies. Review and tutorial papers may also be accepted if they are presented in a style suitable for practicing engineering, management, and science. For a special issue devoted to a specific sub-field of Six Sigma, authors are encouraged to contact the Editor-in-Chief.
IJSSCA is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Academic OneFile (Gale)
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
- OneFile Business (Gale)
- General OneFile (Gale)
- Google Scholar
- Info Trac (Gale)
- J-Gate
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
- RePEc
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More journal lists/directories...Editor in Chief
- Damodaran, Purushothaman, Northern Illinois University, USA
(pdamodaran.ijssca.editoroutlook.com)
Associate Editor
- Panneerselvam, R., Pondichery University, India
Associate Editor Manufacturing
- Besseris, George, University of West Attica, Greece
Associate Editor Services
- Yang, Kai, Wayne State University, USA
Editorial Board Members
- Agustiady, Tina, BASF, USA
- Cudney, Elizabeth Anne, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
- Edgeman, Rick L., Aarhus University, Denmark
- Etienne, Eisenhower, Florida A&M University, USA
- Grabenstetter, Doug, Milwauke School of Engineering, USA
- Mitra, Amit, Auburn University, USA
- Nithyanandam, Ganesh, PSG College of Technology, India
- Rajendran, Chandrasekharan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
- Rathi, Rajeev, Lovely Professional University, India
- Suresh, M., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India
- Yadav, Om Prakash, North Dakota State University, USA
- Yeung, Shirley Mo-Ching, Gratia Christian College, Hong Kong SAR, China
A few essentials for publishing in this journal
- Submitted articles should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written (more details available here) and the author has cleared any necessary permissions with the copyright owner if it has been previously copyrighted.
- Briefs and research notes are not published in this journal.
- All our articles go through a double-blind review process.
- All authors must declare they have read and agreed to the content of the submitted article. A full statement of our Ethical Guidelines for Authors (PDF) is available.
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- All articles for this journal must be submitted using our online submissions system.
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Journal news
Five whys failed M.O.
23 July, 2024
The "five whys" technique is a problem-solving approach that involves repeatedly asking "why" to uncover the root cause of a failure. It is widely used in manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, aerospace and aviation, and in the service industries. However, it has limitations, not least a lack of understanding of how to use the approach correctly. Research in the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage has now looked at how the method can be used as either a superficial brainstorming tool or a rigorous investigative process and that understanding the approach in detail is essential to good quality control and safety in many different sectors [...]
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