Relentless Improvement

Relentless Improvement

by Bill Trudell
Released November 2012
Publisher(s): Productivity Press
ISBN: 9781466554313

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Book description

Tracing the author’s professional continuous-improvement journey, this book details successful Lean Six Sigma transformations to illustrate operational tactics. Starting out with very basic projects such as applying 5S, shortening product cycle times, and creating standard work, it then progresses to factory Lean Six Sigma transformations. The complexity and detail of the projects grow chapter by chapter. The text also contains accounts of "front end" or administrative processes such as product development or materials handling.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/2)
  2. Front Cover (2/2)
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents (1/2)
  5. Contents (2/2)
  6. Introduction (1/2)
  7. Introduction (2/2)
  8. Chapter 1 - A Manufacturing Family (1/2)
  9. Chapter 1 - A Manufacturing Family (2/2)
  10. Chapter 2 - My First Factory (1/3)
  11. Chapter 2 - My First Factory (2/3)
  12. Chapter 2 - My First Factory (3/3)
  13. Chapter 3 - Maybe Not Lean, But Lean Things (1/2)
  14. Chapter 3 - Maybe Not Lean, But Lean Things (2/2)
  15. Chapter 4 - My First Process Improvement Project (1/2)
  16. Chapter 4 - My First Process Improvement Project (2/2)
  17. Chapter 5 - Process Improvement Project #2 (1/2)
  18. Chapter 5 - Process Improvement Project #2 (2/2)
  19. Chapter 6 - My Lean Journey Begins (1/3)
  20. Chapter 6 - My Lean Journey Begins (2/3)
  21. Chapter 6 - My Lean Journey Begins (3/3)
  22. Chapter 7 - Outboard Marine Corporation — Marine Power Products Group (1/4)
  23. Chapter 7 - Outboard Marine Corporation — Marine Power Products Group (2/4)
  24. Chapter 7 - Outboard Marine Corporation — Marine Power Products Group (3/4)
  25. Chapter 7 - Outboard Marine Corporation — Marine Power Products Group (4/4)
  26. Chapter 8 - Japan (1/5)
  27. Chapter 8 - Japan (2/5)
  28. Chapter 8 - Japan (3/5)
  29. Chapter 8 - Japan (4/5)
  30. Chapter 8 - Japan (5/5)
  31. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (1/9)
  32. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (2/9)
  33. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (3/9)
  34. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (4/9)
  35. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (5/9)
  36. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (6/9)
  37. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (7/9)
  38. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (8/9)
  39. Chapter 9 - Lean Transformation # 1 (9/9)
  40. Chapter 10 - Components Plant (1/3)
  41. Chapter 10 - Components Plant (2/3)
  42. Chapter 10 - Components Plant (3/3)
  43. Chapter 11 - Lean Transformation #2 (1/6)
  44. Chapter 11 - Lean Transformation #2 (2/6)
  45. Chapter 11 - Lean Transformation #2 (3/6)
  46. Chapter 11 - Lean Transformation #2 (4/6)
  47. Chapter 11 - Lean Transformation #2 (5/6)
  48. Chapter 11 - Lean Transformation #2 (6/6)
  49. Chapter 12 - Improve Design Engineering Process (1/2)
  50. Chapter 12 - Improve Design Engineering Process (2/2)
  51. Chapter 13 - Improve Materials Management Process
  52. Chapter 14 - Lean Transformation Strategies (1/2)
  53. Chapter 14 - Lean Transformation Strategies (2/2)
  54. Chapter 15 - Various (1/2)
  55. Chapter 15 - Various (2/2)
  56. About the Author
  57. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Relentless Improvement
  • Author(s): Bill Trudell
  • Release date: November 2012
  • Publisher(s): Productivity Press
  • ISBN: 9781466554313