Implementing Six Sigma and Lean

Implementing Six Sigma and Lean
Author: Ron Basu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1856175200

A comprehensive, user-friendly and hands-on book that is a single source of reference of tools and techniques for all quality practitioners. It covers the basics of how to manage for consistently high quality and gives good coverage of both simple tools and advanced techniques which can be used in all businesses.

Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma
Author: Terra Vanzant Stern, PhD
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2023-12-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1003821448

A hybrid methodology, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is designed to accommodate global challenges and constraints by capitalizing on Six Sigma and Lean Thinking. LSS incorporates best practices from programs such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Capability Maturity Model, and Total Quality Management. International LSS practitioners must understand the dynamics of LSS, along with its cultural aspects and regulations. Lean Six Sigma: International Standards and Global Guidelines provides this understanding. This book assumes that the overall goal of operational excellence is to ensure that organizational tasks and activities are being performed to the best of their process capabilities. It defines continuous improvement as activities that support and empower environments to make flexible decisions that lead to ongoing improvement and effectiveness. Coverage includes: New global LSS standards International implementation of process improvement programs New international LSS applications International LSS areas of competency This book defines many of the terms popularized by process improvement programs, such as center of excellence and business transformation. It documents these practices and explains how to perform future activities in accordance with the recorded practices. Exploring international approaches to LSS, it details the new ISO Standard for Six Sigma and also addresses the role of project management in LSS. Illustrating the synergies between Lean and Six Sigma and how they partner with other process improvement programs and initiatives, this book is an ideal study guide for those preparing to take the LSS Black Belt certification exam. This third edition covers important updates, such as: How innovation is being integrated The way in which Lean leadership is now being accomplished globally Newer case studies with specific attention to how Lean and Six Sigma are being monitored in healthcare and government Highlighting updated successes and the consideration of diversity and equity issues as they relate to LSS

Six Sigma DMAIC

Six Sigma DMAIC
Author: Dietmar Stehmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2021-05-17
Genre:
ISBN:

Six Sigma DMAIC is your guide in leading a Green Belt project in manufacturing. Where most books about Six Sigma are just a list of available tools, this book explains you the Six Sigma tools using a simple 8 step method overlapping the DMAIC phases. Within each step, we provide you with a clear description of the tools that you can use, and when to apply which one in your project. Over 50 tools are presented in this book and we provide practical examples for each of them. This will equip you with the knowledge to solve major manufacturing problems. After reading this book, you will be able to: -Lead a DMAIC project following 8 steps-Choose which tools are useful for your specific project -Learn how the tools are linked together and used in combination for successful results. Are you ready to base your project decisions on data instead of opinions? Then this book is for you!

Lean Six Sigma, Chapter 11 - Implementation: The DMAIC Tools

Lean Six Sigma, Chapter 11 - Implementation: The DMAIC Tools
Author: Michael George
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2002-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071734414

The following is a sample chapter from Lean Six Sigma, which explains how to impact your company's performance in each, by combining the strength of today's two most important initiatives--Lean Production and Six Sigma--into one integrated program. The first book to provide a step-by-step roadmap for profiting from the best elements of Lean and Six Sigma, this breakthrough volume will show you how to achieve major cost and lead time reductions this year; compress order-to-delivery cycle times; and battle process variation and waste throughout your organization.

Six Sigma For Dummies

Six Sigma For Dummies
Author: Craig Gygi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2012-09-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118238044

The fast and easy way to understand and implement Six Sigma The world's largest and most profitable companies—including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola—have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over the past decade, over $100 billion in bottom-line performance has been achieved through corporate Six Sigma programs. Yet, despite its astounding effectiveness, few outside of the community of Six Sigma practitioners know what Six Sigma is all about. With this book, Six Sigma is revealed to everyone. You might be in a company that's already implemented Six Sigma, or your organization may be considering it. You may be a student who wants to learn how it works, or you might be a seasoned business professional who needs to get up to speed. In any case, this updated edition of Six Sigma For Dummies is the most straightforward, non-intimidating guide on the market. New and updated material, including real-world examples What Six Sigma is all about and how it works The benefits of Six Sigma in organizations and businesses The powerful "DMAIC" problem-solving roadmap Yellow, Green and Black—how the Six Sigma "belt" system works How to select and utilize the right tools and technologies Speaking the language of Six Sigma; knowing the roles and responsibilities; and mastering the statistics skills and analytical methods Six Sigma For Dummies will become everyone's No. 1 resource for discovering and mastering the world's most famous and powerful improvement tool. Stephen Covey is spot-on when he says, "Six Sigma For Dummies is a book to be read by everyone."

Business Performance through Lean Six Sigma

Business Performance through Lean Six Sigma
Author: James T. Schutta
Publisher: Quality Press
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2005-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0873892089

Lean Six Sigma is helping to vitalize many small and large organizations by paying attention to the customer’s needs and providing processes with smaller amounts of variation to consistently meet and even exceed those needs. This task is completed when the organization understands its processes better and controls those inputs and the process variations that will affect the customer’s needs the most.The intent of this book is to develop the concepts of the Twelve Pillars, which support the Six Sigma improvement process, tie this to both the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and lean, and then to cover the areas that should be considered during the implementation of the Six Sigma process. The executive management of every organization must read this book to establish the foundation for the Lean Six Sigma concepts to hold and become part of the operating style of the corporation. The tools discussed in this book are just as applicable to making management decisions based on data as they are for the Black Belts and Knowledge Workers of the process. Each chapter has a list of questions at the end intended to prod thoughts concerning concepts covered in the chapter.

The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed

The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
Author: Michael L. George
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2004-10-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071505733

Vital tools for implementing Lean Six Sigma--what they are, how they work, and which to use The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook is today's most complete and results-based reference to the tools and concepts needed to understand, implement, and leverage Lean Six Sigma. The only guide that groups tools by purpose and use, this hands-on reference provides: Analyses of nearly 100 tools and methodologies--from DMAIC and Pull Systems to Control Charts and Pareto Charts Detailed explanations of each tool to help you know how, when, and why to use it for maximum efficacy Sections for each tool explaining how to create it, how to interpret what you find, and expert tips Lean Six Sigma is today's leading technique to maximize production efficiency and maintain control over each step in the managerial process. With The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook, you'll discover how to propel your organization to new levels of competitive success--one tool at a time.

Six Sigma

Six Sigma
Author: Abdurrahman Coskun
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2011-07-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9533073705

In the new millennium the increasing expectation of customers and products complexity has forced companies to find new solutions and better alternatives to improve the quality of their products. Lean and Six Sigma methodology provides the best solutions to many problems and can be used as an accelerator in industry, business and even health care sectors. Due to its flexible nature, the Lean and Six Sigma methodology was rapidly adopted by many top and even small companies. This book provides the necessary guidance for selecting, performing and evaluating various procedures of Lean and Six Sigma. In the book you will find personal experiences in the field of Lean and Six Sigma projects in business, industry and health sectors.

Successful Business Process Management

Successful Business Process Management
Author: Paula Berman
Publisher: AMACOM
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2014-04-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814434029

This book has done all the homework for you and provides a succinct, accessible overview on the training and tools available for process improvement that fills that gap of being not too rigid nor too blasé. Too few standard procedures within an organization and inefficiency will inevitably ensue. But too many, and creativity is stifled. This catch-22 is enough to make heads spin! How does one settle on the perfect mix that will streamline activities and create smooth workflows? In Successful Business Process Management, you will discover step-by-step instructions that explain how to: Overcome resistance and apathy to standard procedures Take a systematic rather than ad hoc approach to process management Design key processes and capture them in documented procedures Revise existing processes when feasible Roll out the changes so people know what to do Embed them in the organization for reliable outcomes With the increasingly complex organizations of the twenty-first century, it is vital that companies have standard, documented processes and procedures in order to achieve high levels of quality and productivity--yet they can’t afford to dampen the innovation that got them on the map in the first place. Successful Business Process Management will show you how to get it just right.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma
Author: Breakthrough Management Group
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2007-04-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1440696950

The perfect prescription for any organization. Increasingly popular with large and mid-sized companies around the world, Lean Six Sigma is the new hybridization of Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, and there is no better approach for achieving operational excellence in an organization. But how do you implement Lean Six Sigma, and what does it entail? The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Lean Six Sigma answers this question with unprecedented clarity and turnkey elegance. Part one gives you all the background you need to understand Lean Six Sigma–what it is, where it came from, what it has done for so many organizations, and what it can do for you and your company. Parts two and three of the book give you a prescribed yet flexible roadmap to follow in selecting, enacting and realizing improvements from Lean Six Sigma projects. Within this step-by-step structure, the authors demonstrate when and how to use the many Lean Six Sigma statistics and “tools”–packing the pages with diagrams, real-life examples, templates, tips, and advice. If you are a Green Belt or a Black Belt, or a trainee, these two parts will be invaluable to you. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Lean Six Sigma is the smartest choice if you need a comprehensive primer, and especially if you need to actually improve a process or spread Lean Six Sigma capability throughout your company. It is the best comprehensive reference available to get you on your way to becoming a lean, mean business machine!