Screen LibraryQuality management for organizations using lean Six Sigma techniques /
"A reference on the workings of Modern Lean Six Sigma techniques, this book presents the background on quality and lean six sigma techniques and tools. It reviews the previous history of lean six sigma in manufacturing, current applications of lean six sigma in operations, which projects should...
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CRC Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, FL : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"A reference on the workings of Modern Lean Six Sigma techniques, this book presents the background on quality and lean six sigma techniques and tools. It reviews the previous history of lean six sigma in manufacturing, current applications of lean six sigma in operations, which projects should be selected and prioritized, and what to do with non-lean six sigma projects. It also describes the different six sigma certitications, and closes with future directions"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxxvi, 591 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781439897829 (hardback) : 1439897824 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | TS156 |
| CLC: |
TB114.2 F273.2 |
| Call Number: | F273.2/J768 |
| Contents: | Overview of modern quality -- Quality gurus and philosophies- Quality awards and standards -- Six Sigma without Lean -- Lean -- Lean Six Sigma -- Cost approaches and engineering economies of Six Sigma projects -- Lean Six Sigma and firm performance: a managerial perspective -- Benchmarking high performance Six Sigma companies -- Six Sigma and HR: getting the right talent and industrial engineers in key Six Sigma roles -- LSS process, steps, tools, and statistics -- Fundamental statistics and basic quality tools -- Define: Identifying and organizing Six Sigma projects for success -- Measure: |