What is Lean Six Sigma
 | By Michael L. George, David Rowlands, Bill Kastle McGraw-Hill, 2003, Paperback Customer Rating: 20 reviews Recommend |
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A quick introduction on how to use Lean Six Sigma to improve your workplace, meet your goals, and better serve your customers.
Lean Six Sigma combines the two most important improvement trends of our time: making work better (using Six Sigma) and making work faster (using Lean principles). In this plain-English guide, you’ll discover how this remarkable quality improvement method can give you the tools to identify and eliminate waste and quality problems in your own work area.
Packed with diagrams, cartoons, and real-life examples, What is Lean Six Sigma? reveals the “four keys” of Lean Six Sigma and how they apply to your own job:
- Delight your customers with speed and quality
- Improve your processes
- Work together for maximum gain
- Base decisions on data and facts
You’ll see the big picture of what your company hopes to gain with Lean Six Sigma, how it may affect your work area, and what it can mean to you personally.
Title: What is Lean Six Sigma
Sales Rank: 31878 in Books
Author: Michael L. George, David Rowlands, Bill Kastle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1 edition, 2003-10-27, Paperback, 96 pages, ISBN: 007142668X
Package Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches, 0.3 pounds
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- I'm sorry but this book lacks any depth at all. I would recommend not buying this book. This is superficial coverage and should only be read by those who know absolutely nothing about quality management. … More reviews
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- This book is an excellent primer for people considering instituting the Lean Six Sigma process within their company. It is an easy and quick read. We have used multiple copies to introduce the process to our empolyees. More reviews
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