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Quality & Manufacturing Summaries

Whether you opt for lean management, Six Sigma, the balanced scorecard or another quality management technique, you’ll find all you need to know to create a first-rate, efficient, sustainable value chain here.

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Jugaad Innovation

Navi Radjou et al.

Jossey-Bass, 2012

(8)

Beyond the Lean Revolution

Deborah J. Nightingale and Jayakanth Srinivasan

AMACOM, 2011

(7)

The Toyota Way
 

Jeffrey K. Liker

McGraw-Hill, 2003

(8)

Lean Six Sigma for Services
 

Michael L. George

McGraw-Hill, 2003

(9)

Six Sigma Execution

George Eckes

McGraw-Hill, 2005

(8)

The New Industrial Revolution

Peter Marsh

Yale UP, 2012

(8)

Creating a Lean Culture
 

David Mann

Productivity Press, 2005

(7)

The Power of LEO

Subir Chowdhury

McGraw-Hill, 2011

(8)

Why Things Go Wrong

Gary Fellers

Pelican Publishing, 2011

(8)

Earth, Inc.
 

Gregory Unruh

Harvard Business Review Press, 2010

(9)

How to Save a Failing Project

Ralph R. Young et al.

Management Concepts, 2009

(7)

Lean Six Sigma
 

Michael L. George

McGraw-Hill, 2002

(9)

Lean Thinking

James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones

Simon & Schuster, 1996

(6)

Out of the Crisis
 

W. Edwards Deming

MIT Press, 2000

(9)

The Benchmarking Book
 

Michael J. Spendolini

AMACOM, 1992

(9)

Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation
 

George Koenigsaecker

Productivity Press, 2009

(7)

The Toyota Product Development System

James M. Morgan and Jeffrey K. Liker

Productivity Press, 2006

(7)

Six Sigma for Dummies
 

Craig Gygi et al.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2005

(7)

Competing Against Time
 

George Stalk, Jr. and Thomas M. Hout

Free Press, 1990

(8)

Going Lean
 

Stephen A. Ruffa

AMACOM, 2008

(7)

Improving Performance
 

Geary A. Rummler and Alan P. Brache

Jossey-Bass, 1995

(8)

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Quality & Manufacturing

Companies that value sustained success place a high priority on quality manufacturing. Savvy consumers, after all, are quick to expose the pretenders who seek shortcuts. But while executives across a variety of industries may agree in principle with the importance of quality in manufacturing, they often have diverse opinions on how that’s accomplished. Some insist that the bulk of the responsibility for quality control lies with the line managers; others believe that front-line workers carry most of the weight. getAbstract’s summaries on quality and manufacturing will provide compelling support for both sides – and everything in between. We present only the most pertinent information so you can make intelligent decisions tailored to your organization’s specialized wants and needs.

Quality Matters

Whether you favor lean management theory or choose to explore the Six Sigma approach, the summaries in this category emphasize the significance of manufacturing quality and the dire consequences of falling short. You’ll learn why many corporations are forging global alliances to ensure viability and gain a competitive edge. You’ll also find advice on project management and methods for instituting accountability at every level of the creative process. getAbstract will show you proven techniques for motivating your workforce and enabling them to realize their potential. Quality and manufacturing are too important to be left to chance. Take advantage of getAbstract’s powerful knowledge warehouse and prepare yourself to battle the competition. In this day and age, you need every weapon at your disposal.

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