Modern society has a higher demand for quality than it had before. Six Sigma approach is a successful manufacturing quality improvement tool. Recently, the Six Sigma approach was introduced in the software development industry. Some software companies have been trying to adapt Six Sigma for their business and development processes. But there are misconceptions about the applicability of Six Sigma in software s. So there is a demand to debunk the misconceptions related to the applicability of Six Sigma. And to develop a generic software company quality improvement solution, based on Six Sigma...

The book gives a systematic introduction to green chemistry principles and technologies in inorganic and organic chemistry, polymer sciences and pharmaceutical industry. It also discusses the use of biomass and marine resources for synthesis as well as renewable energy utilization and the concepts and evaluation of recycling economy and eco-industrial parks.

The authors and editors of this volume state that with the intensive growth of global industrialization and urbanization, the consumption of various resources and materials, such as energy, minerals, and even water, is increasing at an amazing speed, which poses great pressure on material resources. In addition, the massive utilization of materials has led to low efficiency, resulting in great wastes of resources as well as serious environmental pollutions and degradation, which has severely hindered the sustainable development of economy and society. In order to transit to sustainable...