Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
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Muhammad Shakir Zulkapli

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• Research Article
  Six Sigma and the Malaysian Hotel Industry
  Author(s): Johanudin Lahap, Khairil Anuar Bahri, Noorsa Riza Johari, Muhammad Shakir Zulkapli and Noraslinda Mohd SaidJohanudin Lahap, Khairil Anuar Bahri, Noorsa Riza Johari, Muhammad Shakir Zulkapli and Noraslinda Mohd Said
  
  This paper is developed to examine the significance of Six Sigma Methodology towards the improvement of the Malaysian Hotel Industry. It was known that there are many strategies that had been developed over the years to improve service quality and delivery in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry. The industry by norm is known to use service deliverer; therefore, seeking the best method to increase employee job performance is seen to be vital. From the review of the literature it was found that they are several hospitality and tourism organizations used Six Sigma to enhance their service delivery efficiency. Six Sigma, 6σ symbolizes a specific number, which is 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO), where opportunity is understood as any possible source of error in product, process, or service. There are three principles that build Six Sigma approach and they are: a) teamwor.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0269.1000329

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