Abstract

The objective of this paper is to contribute a clear understanding of TQM & SIX SIGMA are helpful to the organizations to achieve the success in terms of quality. This paper contains the approaches of SIX SIGMA are DMAIC & DMADV. The main aim of this paper is to look at TQM & SIX SIGMA history, definition, importance and the contribution in an Industry and explains the strengths, differences and weaknesses/deficiencies of TQM & SIX SIGMA and also discussed their distinctive characteristics and similarities.

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