The Green Six Sigma Handbook

Chapter 5The Scope of Green Six Sigma Tools and Techniques

DOI: 10.4324/9781003268239-6

It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, no more doubtful to success, no more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things.

—Machiavelli (1513)

5.1 Introduction

Tools and techniques are essential ingredients of a process. These are instrumental to the success of a quality programme. Similarly many companies have used tools and techniques without giving sufficient thought and have then experienced barriers to progress (McQuater et al., 1995). Tools and techniques can be a double-edged sword—they are effective in the right hands and can be dangerous in the wrong ones. Tools and techniques applicable to different ...