Reducing the Costs of Shipping Automotive Products by Implementing a Six Sigma Methodology

SOKOVIĆ, Mirko ;JUREČIČ, Miran ;KRAMAR, Andrej .
Reducing the Costs of Shipping Automotive Products by Implementing a Six Sigma Methodology. 
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 50, n.4, p. 219-228, july 2017. 
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/sl/article/reducing-the-costs-of-shipping-automotive-products-by-implementing-a-six-sigma-methodology/>. Date accessed: 04 feb. 2026. 
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.

Soković, M., Jurečič, M., & Kramar, A.
(2004).
Reducing the Costs of Shipping Automotive Products by Implementing a Six Sigma Methodology.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 50(4), 219-228.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/

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"Reducing the Costs of Shipping Automotive Products by Implementing a Six Sigma Methodology." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 50.4 (2004): 219-228. Web.  04 Feb. 2026

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Soković, Mirko, Jurečič, Miran, AND Kramar, Andrej.
"Reducing the Costs of Shipping Automotive Products by Implementing a Six Sigma Methodology" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 50 Number 4 (07 July 2017)