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The Objective is Quality: An Introduction to Performance and Sustainability Management Systems
Published:
April 23, 2013
Author(s):
Michel Jaccard
This book offers a unique overview of Quality and its tools, thus filling an important gap in the quality-control literature. The emphasis is on the system approach and the stakes and the role of Quality in life and policies of an organization or company; the book also touches on how the world of …
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Popular Manufacturing Myths: Eliminating Widely Held Beliefs That Reduce Competitiveness
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April 18, 2013
Author(s):
Douglas B. Relyea
Addressing the beliefs and attitudes that can be detrimental to your organization’s competitiveness, Popular Manufacturing Myths: Eliminating Widely Held Beliefs That Reduce Competitiveness offers time-tested insight into the most common myths encountered in manufacturing environments. It …
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Return On Process (ROP): Getting Real Performance Results from Process Improvement
Published:
March 25, 2013
Author(s):
Michael West
Although there are countless books about process improvement and business performance, there is a dearth of literature on how process improvement yields business performance results. Filling this need, Return On Process (ROP): Getting Real Performance Results from Process Improvement provides …
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Performance Acceleration Management (PAM): Rapid Improvement to Your Key Performance Drivers
Published:
March 21, 2013
Author(s):
H. James Harrington
Organizations around the world are rating their improvement efforts as not producing the desired long-term results. Dr. Harrington’s research indicates that this occurs because organizations are using the latest improvement tools and approaches without first defining how they want to change their …
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The Performance Mapping and Measurement Handbook
Published:
March 11, 2013
Author(s):
Jerry L. Harbour
To better understand and improve your systems, you must measure and map their essential characteristics. Yet, because your systems and their associated processes occur over varying spatial and temporal scales, you will need various types of maps and metrics—depending on the level of detail and …
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Quality Engineering: Off-Line Methods and Applications
Published:
February 26, 2013
Author(s):
Chao-Ton Su
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As quality becomes an increasingly essential factor for achieving business success, building quality improvement into all stages—product planning, product design, and process design—instead of just manufacturing has also become essential. Quality Engineering: Off-Line Methods and Applications …
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Removing the Barriers to Efficient Manufacturing: Real-World Applications of Lean Productivity
Published:
January 25, 2013
Author(s):
Daniel L. Ferguson
W. Edwards Deming’s central premise was that improvements in product quality would increase productivity, improve competitive position, and help ensure long-term survival. Point 12 of his landmark 14 Points for Management says that management’s job is to remove the barriers that keep people from …
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Sustainability: Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Techniques
Published:
December 15, 2012
Author(s):
Tina Agustiady; Adedeji B. Badiru
Although most agree that Lean Six Sigma is here to stay, they also agree that learning how to sustain the results seems problematic at best and unattainable at worst. Reverting to the old way of doing things is inevitable if sustainability measures are not a part of the methodology. Currently there …
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Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques
Published:
December 13, 2012
Author(s):
Kim H. Pries; Jon M. Quigley
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, …
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What's Your Problem? Identifying and Solving the Five Types of Process Problems
Published:
November 14, 2012
Author(s):
Kicab Castaneda-Mendez
Typically, root cause analysis is taught by explaining a variety of tools that require users to gain considerable experience before being able to apply them correctly in the proper settings. What's Your Problem? Identifying and Solving the Five Types of Process Problems simplifies process problem …
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