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The research methodology is based on a literature review. In the literature there is neither an academic discussion nor case studies carried out by practitioners concerning the six systems at the same time. Therefore the research is firstly based on a literature review of each single system trying subsequently to compare the findings. This specific comparison is structured following the PDCA cycle as a way of implementing the systems top-down and bottom-up. As several papers suggested, PDCA can be successfully used as a framework for implementing different management systems.
This section and the followings are adapted from the paper: Chiarini (2011).
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Chiarini, A. (2012). Research Methodology. In: From Total Quality Control to Lean Six Sigma. SpringerBriefs in Business. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2658-2_4
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