Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; About the Authors; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Saving Money with Homegrown Ideas; Chapter 3: Arbitrary Cost Down Approach; Chapter 4: The Isuzu Approach to Teardowns; Chapter 5: The DoD Approach; Chapter 6: Classical Value Analysis / Value Engineering Techniques; Chapter 7: Classical Techniques; Chapter 8: Saving Money with Six Sigma Projects; Chapter 9: Saving Money with Lean Manufacturing; Chapter 10: Saving Money with Optimization; Chapter 11: Regaining Money with Cost Recovery; Chapter 12: Other Methods
Chapter 13: Finding Cost ReductionsChapter 14: When Cost Improvement Goes Wrong; Back Cover
Summary
A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers the methods and techniques currently available for lowering the costs of products, processes, and services. Describing why cost reductions can be just as powerful as revenue increases, the book arms readers with the understanding required to select
