Lean Six Sigma For Dummies

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

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.