Lean Six Sigma that works : a powerful action plan for dramatically improving quality, increasing speed, and reducing waste / Bill Carreira and Bill Trudell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carreira, Bill, author.

Trudell, Bill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business logistics.

Six sigma (Quality control standard).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

AMACOM – Book Division of American Management Association

New York : American Management Association, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 results in any manufacturing environment.

Contents:

The Why

The What

Overview of Lean Six Sigma

Customer Satisfaction

Waste

Value Added, Non Value Added, Required Value Added

Flow and P vs. Push and Batch; Balance

Velocity, Throughput and Lead Time

Cost and Profit ? Cash Flow

The How

The Basic Tools of Lean Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping (Baselining)

Lean Engineering Analysis

Setup Reduction

5S

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Practical Application of Lean Six Sigma: Indirect Expenses

Project: Increase Throughput on an Assembly Line

Project: Reducing Jet Ski Warranty Costs

Project: Eliminate Rework?Fiberglass Bath Tubs and Showers

The Psychology of Lean Six Sigma.

part 1. The what

part 2. The how.

Notes:

Includes index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611128319

9781613448328

1613448325

9781281128317

1281128317

9780814429457

0814429459

OCLC:

871223720