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Title Practitioner's Guide to Statistics and Lean Six Sigma for Process Improvements
Published Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011

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Contents Cover; Title; copyright; Preface; 1: Principles of Six Sigma; 1.1 OVERVIEW; 1.2 SIX SIGMA ESSENTIALS; 1.3 QUALITY DEFINITION; 1.4 VALUE CREATION; 1.5 BUSINESS, OPERATIONS, PROCESS, AND INDIVIDUAL (BOPI) GOALS; 1.6 UNDERPINNING ECONOMICS; 1.7 PERFORMANCE METRICS; 1.8 PROCESS; 1.9 DESIGN COMPLEXITY; 1.10 NATURE AND PURPOSE OF SIX SIGMA; 1.11 NEEDS THAT UNDERLIE SIX SIGMA; 1.12 WHY FOCUSING ON THE CUSTOMER IS ESSENTIAL TO SIX SIGMA; 1.13 SUCCESS FACTORS; 1.14 SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; 2: Six Sigma Installation; 2.1 OVERVIEW; 2.2 SIX SIGMA LEADERSHIP--THE FUEL OF SIX SIGMA
2.3 DEPLOYMENT PLANNING2.4 APPLICATION PROJECTS; 2.5 DEPLOYMENT TIMELINE; 2.6 DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA (DFSS) PRINCIPLES; 2.7 PROCESSING FOR SIX SIGMA (PFSS) PRINCIPLES; 2.8 MANAGING FOR SIX SIGMA (MFSS) PRINCIPLES; 2.9 PROJECT REVIEW; 2.10 SUMMARY; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND NOTES; 3: Lean Sigma Projects; 3.1 OVERVIEW; 3.2 INTRODUCTION; 3.3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION; 3.4 PROJECT GUIDELINES; 3.5 PROJECT SELECTION; 3.6 PROJECT SCOPE; 3.7 PROJECT LEADERSHIP; 3.8 PROJECT TEAMS; 3.9 PROJECT FINANCIALS; 3.10 PROJECT MANAGEMENT; 3.11 PROJECT PAYBACK; 3.12 PROJECT MILESTONES; 3.13 PROJECT ROADMAP
3.14 PROJECT CHARTERS (GENERAL)3.15 SIX SIGMA PROJECTS; Summary; 3.16 PROJECT SUMMARY; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; 4: Lean Practices; 4.1 OVERVIEW; 4.2 INTRODUCTION; 4.3 THE IDEA OF LEAN THINKING; 4.4 THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS (TOC); 4.5 LEAN CONCEPT; 4.6 VALUE-ADDED VERSUS NON-VALUE-ADDED ACTIVITIES; 4.7 WHY COMPANIES THINK LEAN; 4.8 VISUAL CONTROLS--VISUAL FACTORY; 4.9 THE IDEA OF PULL (KANBAN); 4.10 5S-6S APPROACH; 4.11 THE IDEA OF PERFECTION (KAIZEN); 4.12 REPLICATION--TRANSLATE; 4.13 POKA-YOKE SYSTEM--MISTAKEPROOFING; 4.14 SMED SYSTEM; 4.15 7W รพ 1 APPROACH--SEVEN PLUS ONE DEADLY WASTE(S)
4.16 6M APPROACH4.17 SUMMARY; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND NOTES; 5: Value Stream Mapping; 5.1 OVERVIEW; 5.2 INTRODUCTION; 5.3 VALUE STREAM MAPPING; 5.4 FOCUSED BRAINSTORMING; 5.5 GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF A PROCESS IN A VALUE STREAM MAP; 5.6 EFFECTIVE WORKING TIME; 5.7 CUSTOMER DEMAND; 5.8 TAKT TIME; 5.9 PITCH TIME; 5.10 QUEUING TIME; 5.11 CYCLE TIME; 5.12 TOTAL CYCLE TIME; 5.13 CALCULATION OF TOTAL LEAD TIME(S); 5.14 VALUE-ADDED PERCENTAGE AND SIX SIGMA LEVEL; 5.15 DRAWING THE CURRENT-VALUE-STREAM MAP; 5.16 DRAWING THE VALUE STREAM MAP; 5.17 WHAT MAKES A VALUE STREAM LEAN
5.18 THE FUTURE VALUE STREAM MAP5.19 SUMMARY; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES AND NOTES; 6: Introductory Statistics and Data; 6.1 OVERVIEW; 6.2 INTRODUCTION; 6.3 GENETIC CODE OF STATISTICS; 6.4 POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES; 6.5 THE IDEA OF DATA; 6.6 NATURE OF DATA; 6.7 DATA COLLECTION; 6.8 THE IMPORTANCE OF DATA COLLECTION; 6.9 SAMPLING IN SIX SIGMA; 6.10 SOURCES OF DATA; 6.11 DATABASE; 6.12 SUMMARY; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; 7: Quality Tools; 7.1 OVERVIEW; 7.2 INTRODUCTION; 7.3 NATURE OF SIX SIGMA VARIABLES; 7.4 QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT (QFD); 7.5 SCALES OF MEASUREMENT; 7.6 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS
Summary This hands-on book presents a complete understanding of Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma through data analysis and statistical conceptsIn today's business world, Six Sigma, or Lean Six Sigma, is a crucial tool utilized by companies to improve customer satisfaction, increase profitability, and enhance productivity. Practitioner's Guide to Statistics and Lean Six Sigma for Process Improvements provides a balanced approach to quantitative and qualitative statistics using Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Emphasizing applications and the implementation of data analyses as they relate to this
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes 7.7 analytical methods
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Subject Six sigma (Quality control standard)
Process control -- Statistical methods.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Process control -- Statistical methods
Six sigma (Quality control standard)
Form Electronic book
Author Harry, Mikel J
Mann, Prem S
De Hodgins, Ofelia C
Hulbert, Richard L
Lacke, Christopher J
ISBN 9781118210215
1118210212