The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process Acceleration
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Features
- Explains how Lean Six Sigma can increase production speed while decreasing production variations
- Discusses how to fine-tune daily operations, support innovations in production, decrease production waste, and increase product quality
- Allows managers to address issues of speed, quality, and cost
- Presents the most beneficial and frequently used tools and show how to apply them in practice
Summary
While at first glance Lean and Six Sigma may look very different, they can work hand-in-hand to improve processes, increase quality, and increase profitability. This book explains how these seemingly dissimilar approaches can complement one another. It teaches several problem solving tools that can be used immediately to discover the root cause of defects and other problems. Based on a survey of the most beneficial Six Sigma tools, the text includes tools that are frequently used and most beneficial.
Table of Contents
Overview of Lean Six Sigma
What is Lean Six Sigma?; Harrington & Voehl
Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement; Voehl
Identifying and Selecting the Right Tools; Charron
Global Process Problems and Lean Six Sigma; Voehl
The Lean Journey into Process Improvement
Waste Identification: Learning to See; Charron
Waste Quantification: Learning to Measure; Voehl
Waste Elimination: Learning to Improve; Voehl
Kaizen, Learning to Change & Improve; Charron
Summary of Lean Tools and Methods; Charron
The Basic Six Sigma Process Improvement Journey: Non-Statistical Tools
Non-statistical Tools A through M; Harrington
Non-statistical Tools O through Q; Harrington
Non-statistical Tools R through Z; Harrington
Advanced Statistical Tools for Process Improvement
Advanced Statistical Tools: Part 1; Mignosa
Advanced Statistical Tools: Part 2; Mignosa
Appendices
Process Engineering Tools and Techniques; Voehl
Glossary; Harrington
The Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge; Harrington
Author Bio(s)
H. James Harrington, Chuck Mignosa, and Frank Voehl are with the Harrington Institute in Los Gatos, California.
