Conclusions
In the present paper, results of a research project going on at
the Politecnico di Milano are presented. The analysis showed a
lack of literature concerning Six Sigma implementation in Italian
companies; the present work wants to be a positioning paper on
this topic, arising a long list of issues. It is the authors’ intention to
drive the attention of the scientific community towards such
issues, so that some of the issues will be further explored in future
researches.
In particular, the authors argue that the insights coming from
the analysed case studies and discusses with industry experts – if
further explored, validated and reorganized – could constitute a
Road Map for Six Sigma implementation in Italian companies; the
validation and re-organization process is still on-going and its
completion could constitute a further research objective.