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What Is Lean Six Sigma?
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What Is Lean Six Sigma?

McGraw-Hill, 2003 mais...

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Six Sigma books often couch their wisdom in acronyms or jargon, or they offer vague, unfulfilling anecdotal narratives. This book is different. As trim, focused and efficient as if a Six Sigma team had designed it, it gets the job done. Its mission is simple: explain the basic structure of Lean Six Sigma initiatives to readers who are likely to become involved in one. While select case studies are judiciously sprinkled throughout, this is a meat-and-potatoes book that tells you what you need to know in clear, straightforward prose. Although the authors - Mike George, Dave Rowlands and Bill Kastle - humbly issue the caveat that this is not intended to be a comprehensive reference, its terse yet relevant style will probably make it one of those dog-eared volumes that barely gets back to the HR bookshelf before it’s checked out again. Because of its plainspoken functionality, getAbstract recommends this manual strongly to anyone whose future may involve Lean Six Sigma.

Take-Aways

  • In Lean Six Sigma, quality and efficiency are complementary, not mutually exclusive.
  • Six Sigma emphasizes the VOC, or "voice of the customer," to stress the importance of the customer’s perspective in every business decision.
  • Lean Six Sigma emphasizes accelerated turnaround times, as opposed to traditional Six Sigma, which focuses more on quality.

About the Authors

Mike George is the founder and CEO of the Lean Six Sigma consulting firm, George Group, and the author of Lean Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma for Service. Dave Rowlands is vice president for quality and head of Lean Six Sigma at Xerox Corporation. Bill Kastle, vice president of George Group, has helped guide Lean Six Sigma initiatives at major corporations.


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    J. C. 1 decade ago
    'What Is Lean Six Sigma' does an excellent job of summarizing the core concepts of lean six sigma without a lot of mathematical equations or technical terminology. As a project and operations manager for a web development company, it was fascinating to see how the concepts typically associated with a factory production line can also be applied to software development.

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