REVIEW OF APPLICATION OF SIX SIGMA IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Six Sigma is a Qualitative and Quantita ti ve ap proach used with the goal of eliminating defects from any process and achieves a high quality output by confirming to requirements and meeting customer satisfaction. Six sigma is a new technique to construction industry for process performance & q uality improvement . Complete the project within time and cost as per the required standards and specifications, minimum waste and efficient use of resources are the cri tical objective of construction industry. Now days d ue to non - completion of the work as per the required standard and specification, most of construction companies face poor client satisfaction. Six Sigma provides performance measurement in detail , broader quality concept, repeatable process and performance improvement. In construction industry Six Sigma is discussable due to differences between manufacturing and construction industry by considering performance , quality and management aspects. This paper deals with some important literature review s related to implementation of Six Sigma in constr uction industry.