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Lean Six Sigma For Dummies

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By (author) John Morgan , By (author) Martin Brenig-Jones

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Maximise the quality and efficiency of your organisation with Lean Six Sigma Are you looking to make your organisation more effective and productive? If you answered "yes," you need to change the way it thinks. Combining the leading improvement methods of Six Sigma and Lean, this winning technique drives performance to the next level and this friendly and accessible guide shows you how. The third edition of Lean Six Sigma For Dummies outlines the key concepts of this strategy and explains how you can use it to get the very best out of your team and your business. The jargon-crowded language and theory of Lean Six Sigma can be intimidating for both beginners and experienced users. Written in plain English and packed with lots of helpful examples, this easy-to-follow guide arms you with tools and techniques for implementing Lean Six Sigma and offers guidance on everything from policy deployment to managing change in your organisation and everything in between.
* Gives you plain-English explanations of complicated jargon * Serves as a useful tool for businesspeople looking to make their organisation more effective * Helps you achieve goals with ease and confidence * Provides useful hands-on checklists Whether you want to manage a project more tightly or fine-tune existing systems and processes, the third edition of Lean Six Sigma For Dummies makes it easier to achieve your business goals.
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Format Paperback | 368 pages
Dimensions 189 x 234 x 20mm | 670g
Publication date 21 Dec 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication City/Country New York, United States
Language English
Edition Statement 3rd Edition
ISBN10 1119067359
ISBN13 9781119067351
Bestsellers rank 56,657

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Learn to: Enhance business efficiency and reduce waste Successfully deploy Lean Six Sigma projects in your organisation Manage projects more tightly and fine-tune existing systems Apply Lean Six Sigma thinking to your day-to-day activities

Make your organisation more productive with Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma combines the very best of two top business improvement techniques. The newest edition of Lean Six Sigma For Dummies gives you the tools to implement it in your organisation and make your processes more effective and efficient. No jargon here -- just plain-English explanations, valuable checklists and step-by-step guidance that helps you take productivity to the next level! Change how your organisation thinks -- examine how to incorporate the principles and concepts of Lean Six Sigma into your business DNA Master the methods -- improve existing processes using DMAIC and develop new ones with the DMADV approach Enhance your focus -- determine who your various customers are, what they require, and create a process map to identify exactly how to meet their needs Dig into the data -- explore the five-step approach to data collection, figure out how to present and interpret it and develop measures to see how you're doing Assess the process -- discover the tools and techniques that enable you to reduce waste and streamline process flow Roll it out -- find out how to successfully deploy Lean Six Sigma and choose the right projects for the introduction

Open the book and find: Key principles of Lean Six Sigma How to pinpoint the elements of a process Customer-focused performance measures Steps in assessing performance How to use control charts Tips for interpreting value-added Ways to reduce risk with FMEA Checklists for putting the methodology in place
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Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Lean Six Sigma 5 Chapter 1: Defining Lean Six Sigma 7 Chapter 2: Understanding the Principles of Lean Six Sigma 23 Part II: Working with Lean Six Sigma 41 Chapter 3: Identifying Your Customers 43 Chapter 4: Understanding Your Customers Needs 53 Chapter 5: Determining the Chain of Events 73 Part III: Assessing Performance 95 Chapter 6: Gathering Information 97 Chapter 7: Presenting Your Data 117 Chapter 8: Analysing What s Affecting Performance 139 Part IV: Improving the Processes 155 Chapter 9: Identifying Value-Adding Steps and Waste 157 Chapter 10: Discovering the Opportunity for Prevention 171 Chapter 11: Detecting and Tackling Bottlenecks 189 Chapter 12: Introducing Design for Six Sigma 199 Part V: Deploying Lean Six Sigma 221 Chapter 13: Leading the Deployment 223 Chapter 14: Selecting the Right Projects 233 Chapter 15: Running Rapid Improvement Events 245 Chapter 16: Putting It All Together 255 Chapter 17: Ensuring Everyday Operational Excellence 281 Chapter 18: Comprehending the People Issues 291 Part VI: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 19: Ten Best Practices 307 Chapter 20: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 317 Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Places to Go for Help 325 Index 333
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About John Morgan

John Morgan and Martin Brenig-Jones are Directors of Catalyst Consulting, Europe's leading provider of Lean Six Sigma solutions. John works primarily in product design and development. Martin is an expert in quality and change management. Both are accomplished coaches and trainers.
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