Lean six sigma for beginners : essential skills for project management / Gary G. Jing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jing, Gary G., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quality control.

Total quality management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, WI : Quality Press, [2025]

Summary:

Improving performance is a constant objective in any industry. Acquiring lean and Six Sigma competency will help professionals at any level achieve their productivity goals. Lean Six Sigma for Beginners is a quick guide perfect for anyone new to Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to help them gain the competency to make improvements. Chapters are organized to align with steps in the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) framework, explaining the different stages thoroughly. In each stage, author Gary Jing offers guidance to eliminate deficiencies by using tactics or tools.

Contents:

Intro

Title page

Copyright

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1_Introduction to Six Sigma

SIX SIGMA OVERVIEW

SIX SIGMA AS A METHODOLOGY

SIX SIGMA VS. OTHER APPROACHES (PDCA, 8D, A3)

LEAN OVERVIEW

LEAN AND SIX SIGMA COMPARISON

LEAN SIX SIGMA (LSS) INTEGRATION

Define Phase

Chapter 2_Project Mining and Selection

PROJECT MINING

PROJECT SCOPING

PROJECT PRIORITIZATION

Chapter 3_Project Definition

PROBLEM STATEMENT

OBJECTIVE STATEMENT

TEAM AND TIMELINE

Chapter 4_Team and Change Management

TEAM MANAGEMENT

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Measure Phase

Chapter 5_Voice of the Customerand Data Collection

WHAT IS VOC?

Chapter 6_Diagnostic Process Mapping

PROCESS MAPS

PROCESS MAP ANALYSIS

Chapter 7_Root Cause Analysis

THE TRUE MEANING OF RC

THE POINT OF DOING RCA: A PARADIGM SHIFT

ROI LEVERAGE POINT

SCOPE OF THE PURSUIT VS.SELF-IMPOSED CONSTRAINT

POPULAR RCA TECHNIQUES

Chapter 8_Failure Mode andEffects Analysis (FMEA)

TYPICAL STEPS IN FMEA

WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN PERFORMING FMEA?

FMEA-LITE

Analyze Phase

Chapter 9_Data Visualization

DATA MINING AND GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

DISTRIBUTIONS

RELATIONSHIPS/COMPARISON

Chapter 10_Statistical Process Control (SPC)

TWO TYPES OF VARIATION

STATISTICAL BASIS FOR SPC

POPULAR TYPES OF CONTROL CHARTS

TWO BIG CONTROL CHART MISTAKES

CONTROL CHART RULES

Chapter 11_Measurement System Analysis (MSA)

WHAT IS MSA?

ACCURACY VS. PRECISION

Chapter 12_Capability Analysis

CP, Cpk

Z STATISTIC

CONDUCT A PROCESS CAPABILITY STUDY:SHORT-TERM (ST) VS. LONG-TERM (LT) PERFORMANCE

CONDUCT A PROCESS CAPABILIT

Chapter 13_Hypothesis Testing and ANOVA

TYPES OF HYPOTHESIS TESTS

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA).

Chapter 14_Correlation and Regression

CORRELATION ANALYSIS

REGRESSION ANALYSIS

COMPONENTS AND METRICS

Chapter 15_Basic Design of Experiments (DOE)

VARIOUS TYPES OF EXPERIMENTS

POPULAR TYPES OF DOE

THE CONCEPT OF SEQUENTIAL DOE

A FEW NOTES

A FULL FACTORIAL EXAMPLE: 23 DOE

ANALYSIS OF MEAN (ANOM)

Improve Phase

Chapter 16_Kaizen Methodology

TYPES OF KAIZEN

KAIZEN PREPARATION AND EXECUTION

Chapter 17_5S Visual Workplace

VISUAL WORKPLACE

REASONS FOR A VISUAL WORKPLACE

Chapter 18_Mistake Proofing

FOUR METHODS OF POKA-YOKE

Chapter 19_Standard Work

WHY USE STANDARD WORK?

STANDARD WORK DOCUMENT TYPES

TIME OBSERVATION

Chapter 20_Continuous Flow

LEAN MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES

Chapter 21_Setup Reduction

WHY SETUP REDUCTION?

FIVE-STEP APPROACH

Chapter 22_Cell Design

USING CELL DESIGN

Control Phase

Chapter 23_Control Plans

ROADMAP

FMEA VS. CONTROL PLAN (STEP 5)

Chapter 24_Project Report and Presentation Skills

PRESENTATION SUITED FORBOTH EXECUTIVES AND DOERS

THE STORY ARC

Acronyms and Symbols

References.

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ISBN:

9781636941899

1636941893

OCLC:

1499949069