a powerful action plan for dramatically improving quality, increasing speed, and reducing waste /
Bill Carreira and Bill Trudell
New York :
AMACOM, American Management Association,
c2006
xvii, 263 p. :
ill. ;
23 cm
Includes index
The Why -- The What -- Overview of Lean Six Sigma -- Customer Satisfaction -- Waste -- Value Added, Non Value Added, Required Value Added -- Flow and P vs. Push and Batch; Balance -- Velocity, Throughput and Lead Time -- Cost and Profit ? Cash Flow -- The How -- The Basic Tools of Lean Six Sigma -- Value Stream Mapping (Baselining) -- Lean Engineering Analysis -- Setup Reduction -- 5S -- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) -- Practical Application of Lean Six Sigma: Indirect Expenses -- Project: Increase Throughput on an Assembly Line -- Project: Reducing Jet Ski Warranty Costs -- Project: Eliminate Rework?Fiberglass Bath Tubs and Showers -- The Psychology of Lean Six Sigma