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Topic : What is Six Sigma?
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Industry : Management
Functional Area : Success Stories
Activity: Question posted: 10 05 2009 13:42:57 +0000, 4 answers, 422 views, last activity 07 06 2010 20:18:08 +0000
 
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Website - mydabbawala.com explains who they are, what they do etc.

 
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Yes without doubt. Achieving such a perfection in the system.....that too wthout formal education ...Six sigma itself has to take a back seat



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by   Charles davison, Project Manager, Douglas OHI LLC  | 10 05 2009 19:48:41 +0000
  Answer modified by     C Nijagunaradhya, Planning engineer, Aarvee associates  | 10 13 2009 16:25:39 +0000
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Its good to see their perfection by the quality of their work. 

But why are they not expanding to other cities?

  Answered by     Darshil , CEO/MD/Director, Darshil Cotton Company  | 10 06 2009 12:07:46 +0000
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Yes probably this is the example which is given for Six Sigma...............os they are th eperfect examples of it

  Answered by     Veena Gupta, Analyst, Blackstone Group  | 10 06 2009 10:55:47 +0000
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Of course it is. Mumbai dabbawalas have created a great example for everybody of proper management. In spite of having less education, they are managing the whole task so perfectly that many well established big MNCs also fail to attain that perfection...

 
 
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