Book description
If lean manufacturing moves your products through processes faster, and Six Sigma improves their quality, just imagine what combining these two powerful disciplines will do for you! Lean Six Sigma That Works provides the key to transforming your results in any manufacturing environment, giving you detailed, practical processes that let you leave the conference room, and get right to work.
A strong and sensible combination of the “why” and the “how,” this book gives you a step-by-step improvement plan, plus a thorough understanding of:
• cost, cash flow, materials velocity, lead time, balance, waste, and non-value-added processes
• value stream mapping and the DMAIC process for solving problems and improving quality profitability
• how every form of waste impacts customer satisfaction and the bottom line
• and much more
Whether you're a seasoned professional, or implementing your first lean sigma project, this invaluable guide offers you a clear path to higher quality, customer loyalty, and increased efficiency.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1 The What
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Part 2 The How
- Chapter 8: The Basic Tools of Lean Six Sigma
- Chapter 9: Value Stream Mapping (Baselining)
- Chapter 10: Lean Engineering Analysis
- Chapter 11: Setup Reduction
- Chapter 12: 5S
- Chapter 13: Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Chapter 14: Practical Application of Lean Six Sigma: Indirect Expenses
- Chapter 15: Project: Increase Throughput on an Assembly Line
- Chapter 16: Project: Reducing Jet Ski Warranty Costs
- Chapter 17: Project: Eliminate Rework—Fiberglass Bath Tubs and Showers
- Chapter 18: The Psychology of Lean Six Sigma
- Index
Product information
- Title: Lean Six Sigma That Works
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2006
- Publisher(s): AMACOM
- ISBN: 9780814429457
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