beyond quality excellence to total business excellence /
First Statement of Responsibility
Keki R. Bhote.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
AMACOM/American Management Association,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxxvi, 404 p. :
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ill. ;
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26 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Foreword / Robert W. Galvin -- Preface: Blossoming of the Ultimate Six Sigma -- Pt. 1. Definitions and Concepts -- 1. What Is Six Sigma? -- 2. Need, Objectives, and Benefits of the Ultimate Six Sigma -- 3. Origin, Development, and Renewal of Motorola's Six Sigma -- 4. Hyped Six Sigma: From the Pure Six Sigma to the Sick Sigma -- 5. Scope, Structure, and Methodology of the Ultimate Six Sigma -- Pt. 2. Ultimate Six Sigma -- Twelve Areas of Business Excellence -- 6. From Mere Customer Satisfaction to Customer Loyalty -- 7. From Stifling Micromanagement to Inspirational Leadership -- 8. From Taylorism to Empowerment Creation in the Organization -- 9. From Passivity and Boredom Among Employees to Industrial Democracy -- 10. From Traditional Indicators to Robust Metrics -- 11. From Obsolete Tools of the Twentieth Century to the Powerful Tools of the Twenty-First Century -- 12. From Historic Levels to Designs in Half the Time With Half the Defects, Half the Costs, and Half the Manpower -- 13. From a Customer-Supplier Win-Lose Contest to a Win-Win Partnership for the Entire Supplier Chain -- 14. From Second-Class Citizen to Manufacturing as a Major Contributor to Business Excellence -- 15. Field Operations: From an Appendage to a Maximum Service to Downstream Stakeholders -- 16. From the Black Hole of Little Accountability to Service as a Productivity Contributor -- 17. From Mediocrity to World-Class Results.