%0 Thesis %A Yeap, Tee Khoon %D 2007 %G English %T 5 Stages Improvement Model (5SIM) For Integrating Lean Manufacturing And Six Sigma DMAIC [HD58.87. Y38 2007 f rb]. %U http://eprints.usm.my/7761/1/5_STAGES_IMPROVEMENT_MODEL_%285SIM%29_FOR_INTEGRATING_LEAN_MANUFACTURING_AND_SIX_SIGMA_DMAIC.pdf %X Pada permulaan abad ke dua puluh satu, ekonomi dunia telah menjadi semakin terbuka kepada persaingan berbanding dengan abad-abad yang lalu. Ini didorong oleh permodenan dari segi teknologi, sistem komunikasi, pelonggaran perjanjian perdagangan dan juga sistem pengangkutan. At the dawning of the twenty first century, the world economy had become more open to competition as it had been for the past centuries. Fueled by advancement of technology, communication and deregulated trade and transportation, low cost countries around the globe had taken the advantage on this access to compete with high cost countries on all fronts of industries.