Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma Demystified, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------This is your lean and mean guide to Lean Six Sigma. Ready to implementbetter, faster, cheaper, more-profitable processes in your organization?Lean Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition, shows you how to useproven techniques for simplifying, streamlining, and optimizing businesspractices for maximum productivity and profitability. Written in astep-by-step format, this practical guide covers the fundamental methodsand tools of Lean Six Sigma. You'll get details on reducing defectsand deviation, sustaining improvements, and achieving laser-focusedprocess innovations. Measurement systems analysis (MSA), Design forLean Six Sigma, and statistical tools such as analysis of variance(ANOVA) are also discussed. Clear examples, helpful diagrams, and conciseexplanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapterquizzes and a final exam reinforce key concepts. It's a no-brainer!You'll learn about: the seven speed bumps of Lean Value stream mappingand spaghetti diagramming, control charts, Pareto charts, and Ishikawadiagrams to laser-focus improvements, excel power tools for Lean SixSigma, Lean Six Sigma tar pits, ways to implement Lean Six Sigma tomaximize results and minimize costs. Simple enough for a beginner,but challenging enough for an advanced student, Lean Six Sigma Demystified,Second Edition, is your shortcut to this powerful improvement methodology.You'll also get a 90-day free trial of Q1 Macros software for LeanSix Sigma.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Jay Arthur is the founder of KnowWare International,Inc., a leading Lean Six Sigma consulting firm. He has worked as botha quality and process manager within a Fortune 50 company and on hisown as a Lean Six Sigma consultant. He has also written books on SixSigma, Lean, and software engineering.