Lafrage Cement Project

Linnaeus Business School

Supplier Selection Process Improvement through Six-Sigma DMAIC
“A case of Lafarge Pakistan Cement Limited”

Degree Project Advanced Level - Business Administration 15 ECTS Credits Business Process and Supply Chain Management, 4FE02E, Spring 2010

Authors: Muhammad Rizwan ul Haque Ahmed Nawaz Shaikh Kamonmarn Jaenglom Zaheer Tariq

Tutor: Petra Andersson

Examiner: Åsa Gustavsson

Master Thesis

Dedication

We dedicate this thesis in the honour of our parents who have been the source of inspiration and motivation all lifelong….

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Master Thesis

Acknowledgement
Working on this thesis provided us with the opportunity to explore our concepts profoundly as regard to supplier selection process. This work has extensively developed our understanding and allowed us to spread out on modern-day perspectives of the subject. We shall take this opportunity to show our gratitude for all those who helped us getting this task done in time.

First of all, we are reciprocally thankful to our families back home who have been the sources of continuous encouragement and support all the way long. Their paramount encouragement and confidence always pushed us to go one step further in doing this task brilliantly to meet our degree requirements. Second, we are greatly indebted to our tutor Petra Andersson who helped us a lot in the completion of this thesis and without her guidance we would not be able to write this thesis. Her critical judgement and review shaped this thesis up to the mark of being a quality manuscript. Third, we are particularly thankful to our opposition group for their valuable comments and suggestions on our script. They have been competently helpful and we owe them our sincere appreciation. Moreover, we also owe a favour to our examiner Åsa Gustavsson for her understanding and feedback throughout the seminars. Finally, we are single handedly thankful to each other in a group to stand committed and cooperative in...