Best practices in lean six sigma process improvement : a deeper look / Richard Schonberger.

Author/creator Schonberger, Richard
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2008.
Descriptionxiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents pt. 1. Hyper-competition -- Magnitude advances in competitive standards and technologies -- Global leanness : an unstable phenomenon -- Big question : does lean beget financial success? -- Ultimate trend : improving the rate of improvement -- pt. 2. Improvement gone wrong--and made right -- Waste elimination, kaizen, and continuous improvement : misdefined, misunderstood -- The metrics trap -- The case against (much of) management goal setting -- pt. 3. Building a competitive fortress -- Fortress by culture -- Vengeful numbers -- Process improvement : stretching company capabilities -- Unique business models (big ideas) -- pt. 4. What goes wrong : impressive companies and their weak spots -- Does rapid growth put the brakes on lean? -- Losing their way--or not -- pt. 5. Leanness : a changing landscape -- Global lean champions : passing the torch -- How overweight companies get lean -- Flow-through facilities -- External linkages -- pt. 6. Why industries rank where they do -- Leanness rankings for thirty-three industrial sectors -- Electronics : a metamorphosis -- Motor-vehicle industry : earliest but lagging -- Aerospace-defense : OEMs are soaring; suppliers are not -- Other industries.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007022155
ISBN9780470168868 (cloth)
ISBN0470168862 (cloth)
ISBN0470223758
ISBN9780470223758

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Joyner General Stacks HD62.15 .S365 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold