Ranking of Identified Barriers in Implementation of Six Sigma in Indian Industries

Abstract

From last decade, six sigma is a primary statistical tool for process improvement and also quality improving techniques. The main aim is to study the six sigma methodology and the barriers affecting its implementation and finding solutions to this barrier in Indian MSMEs. This study proposes a composite framework using Modified Step-Wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA). The SWARA is used to determine the factors (i.e. barriers) weightings. Which recognize the six sigma barriers and to prioritize the barriers in six sigma implementation. As this methods is among the recent member of Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)-family and have found its approach in straighten out number of MCDM problems. Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method- SWARA is a Simplistic and less monochrome method as compared with other MCDM methods .The judgement of SWARA method is based on expert’s capability and experience. This method considers the facts that one attribute is of higher or lower significance than other attributes .This method finds significance ratio of attributes for making decisions. This Study may give remarkable statute to the decision-makers and domain experts to build up their arrangement of organizational activity for short terms as well as for the long haul for MSMEs in implementing six sigma in Indian Industries. Barriers were prioritise and then ranked by using SWARA method. Key Words: Six sigma, Barriers, MCDM and SWARA.