A Guide to Six SIGMA and Process Improvement for Practitioners and Students: Foundations, Dmaic, Tools, Cases, and Certification

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Mastering Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Momentum Press

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A Master Black Belt (MCasebound) in Six Sigma statistical quality control is awarded to those individuals who possess the highest level of expertise and knowledge of current industry practice. Becoming a Master Black Belt involves a great deal more than just learning advanced statistical techniques. It also involves knowing how to use those tools to implement and manage an overall Lean Six Sigma program. §This book develops a dynamic program to meet the requirements of a MCasebound and provides the necessary skills for leading a company in a Quality Improvement initiative. It is modeled after the ASQ MCasebound Certificate and prepares students for their application process and exam. It also provides students and practitioners with the comprehensive Lean Six Sigma leadership tools, methodologies and roadmaps to drive successful implementation of Lean Six Sigma and other process improvement methodologies within any organization.§Highlights of the book include: §an introduction to the requirements and knowledge needed for a Six-Sigma Master Black-Belt. §guidance on how to design a strategic Lean Six-Sigma Infrastructure successfully. §guidance on how to manage multiple on-going Lean Six-Sigma Black-Belts Projects. §coverage of statistical analysis concepts and advanced measurement methods and tools. §illustrative case studies.

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Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More With Less John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Cut costs, reduce waste, and stay competitive with Lean Six Sigma These days, enterprises need to reduce operating costs as quickly as possible without compromising quality and customer service levels. In the last ten years, business leaders have recognized Lean Six Sigma as one of the most valuable methodologies for realizing this goal. The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More With Less is your complete guide for taking advantage of Lean Six Sigma and related approaches to improve bottom line performance and enable competitive advantage. With focus and precision, this essential resource hones in on how to reduce overall costs by eliminating waste and providing competitive advantage through enterprise speed. * In today's recessionary environment Lean Six Sigma is a powerful and practical method to enable rapid and sustainable cost reduction through process improvement, enterprise speed and agility.* Through the discussion of critical tools, case studies and implementation tips the guide provides a thorough and pragmatic understanding of how Lean Six Sigma can reduce cost.It provides instruction and insights for stand alone cost-out projects, the design and launch of enterprise initiatives and how to extract greater performance from legacy Six Sigma programs.* Authored by Mark O. George, a Managing Director of Accenture's Process & Innovation Performance service line, which is largely based on the expertise of the former George Group, acquired by Accenture in 2007. The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More With Less is the benchmark manual for effectively applying Lean Six Sigma to rapidly reduce operating costs and enable competitive advantage in today's business environment.

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Process Mapping and Management Business Expert Press

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Process Mapping & Management is a 10-chapter book comprised of three sections: Process mapping mechanics, process improvement analysis, and process redesign and justification. Written for executives and graduate students the text offers practical techniques for simplifying and improving business processes that are immediately actionable. The improvement analysis is based on lean six sigma techniques and discusses leaning for the removal of process waste, cleaning for improving the remaining steps, and greening for evaluating methods that either automate or off-load work. A call-center case study runs through the book to illustrate many of the techniques.

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The modern modelling conceptions of business systems. Practice and theory Politechnika Gdańska

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This monograph is the next study of results of scientific research work The Production Systems Engineering Department of the Gdansk University of Technology. The monograph contains modern modeling concepts of business systems, examples of applications and directions of development. The research issue picked up here is up-to-date and important both to the theory and the practice. It includes the following topics: Evolution and transformation of business and manufacturing systems; Cyclical changes of the management paradigm ; Open systems in business applications; Integration of digital factory in the ERP system; Theory of industrial clusters; Word Class Manufacturing - integrated improvement program based on Six Sigma, Lean and TPM methodologies; Mean drift detection using statistical process control(case study); Quality improvement in health care services; Principles of TQM in tourist service

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Skilled Facilitator - A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Coaches, and Trainers, 3e John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Help groups deliver results with an updated approach to facilitation and consultingThe Skilled Facilitator: A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Trainers, and Coaches, Third Edition is a fundamental resource for consultants, facilitators, coaches, trainers, and anyone who helps groups realize their creative and problem-solving potential. This new edition includes updated content based on the latest research and revised models of group effectiveness and mutual learning. Roger M. Schwarz shows how to use the Skilled Facilitator approach to: boost improvement processes such as Six Sigma and Lean, create a psychologically safe learning environment for training, and help coaches work with teams and individuals in real-time. This edition features a new chapter that explains how to facilitate virtual teams using conferencing technology.Facilitation skills are essential in many kinds of work, and if you are looking to bring your skills up to date it is critical that you rely on trusted information like the knowledge offered in this go-to reference.* Develop the facilitative mentality and skills that enable you to help groups get better results, even in the most challenging situations* Help groups achieve greater performances, stronger working relationships, and higher levels of individual well-being* Quickly develop productive and trusting work relationships with the groups you help* Establish the functions of your facilitative role* Implement a research-based, systematic approach to diagnose and intervene in groups and improve their performance and resultsThe Skilled Facilitator is a practical resource for corporate, government, non-profit, and educational practitioners, as well as graduate students in group-focused programs. This edition contains up-to-date material, based on recent studies, to help facilitators move beyond arbitrary tactics to utilize cutting edge, research-based strategies that improve group processes, relationships, mindsets, and outcomes.

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ABCs of Activity Based Management iUniverse

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If you want a book on theory, philosophies, and generalities then read something else. But if you want to succeed in business and crush your competition, this is the book for you. "ABCs of Activity Based Management" is a how-to guide for developing and improving ABM systems. "ABCs of Activity Based Management" shows you what to do, how to do it, why to do it and what pitfalls to avoid. With over a decade of costing and process improvement experience, William Frost coaches you through the art of ABM using step-by-step examples, sample reports, and industry-leading best practices. In "ABCs of Activity Based Management" you will learn: how to use ABM to improve profitability and predict the cost of future products and services; how to organize teams, find resources, set goals, and conduct Activity Based Costing; how to construct and implement ABM from the ground up; dozens of valuable, timesaving tips to tune and perfect any ABM system; techniques for including fixed, variable, idle capacity, overhead and SG&A costs in ABM; how to monitor and track progress towards ABM goals; and how to use ABM with Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing/Servicing, TOC and other process improvement techniques.

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