American Society for Quality (ASQ) Books
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Epiphanized: A Novel on Unifying Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma, Second EditionUing a compelling novel format to demonstrate how to achieve superior on-time delivery along with unprecedented levels of profitability, this book arms readers with a proven method for convincing management that using the improvement methodology outlined in the text will lead to significantly higher levels of profitability.
By Bob Sproull, Bruce Nelson
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Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy, Second EditionGemba Kaizen, Second Edition presents an elegant and simple approach to improving quality within your organization. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
By Masaaki Imai
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Lean Six Sigma Logistics: Strategic Development to Operational SuccessCovering the technical issues as well as the leadership aspects of Lean Six Sigma Logistics, this book provides the vehicle to solidify strategic position, win over customers, and achieve increased profit margins.
By Robert Martichenko, Thomas Goldsby
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Practitioner's Guide for Statistics and Lean Six Sigma for Process ImprovementsProviding numerous opportunities for readers to test their understanding of the presented material, this hands-on book offers thorough coverage of the statistical topics related to effective Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma practices.
By Mikel J. Harry, et al.
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Six Sigma +Lean Toolset: Mindset for Successful Implementation of Improvement Projects, Second EditionPresenting a comprehensive collection of all the tools necessary for project work and running workshops when improving processes, this book guides users to select the appropriate tool using questions and guides them to solve given task formulations quickly and in a sustainable way.
By Alexander John, Christian Staudter (eds), Olin Roenpage, Renata Meran, Stephan Lunau
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Six Sigma Best Practices: A Guide To Business Process Excellence For Diverse IndustriesProviding step-by-step techniques and flow diagrams for integrating Six Sigma, this comprehensive training tool presents Six Sigma concepts in common business terms as well as in applied statistics, where the benefits of the tool are better understood.
By Dhirendra Kumar
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Six Sigma for Powerful Improvement: A Green Belt DMAIC Training Course with Excel Tools and a 25-Lesson CourseUsing hundreds of figures and tables to illustrate key concepts, this authoritative book clarifies the long-accepted statistical and logical processes of Six Sigma and provides you with tools you can use again and again in your own real world projects.
By Charles T. Carroll
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Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business ImprovementCombining the leading approaches to business improvement with those of organizational change, this practical guide provides fresh ideas and tools to ensure that short-term achievements in process improvement become long-term benefits.
By David Shaked
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The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process AccelerationFilled with diagrams of the tools you'll need, this insightful book supplies a comprehensive framework to help you organize and process the vast amount of information currently available about Lean, quality management, and continuous improvement process applications.
By Chuck Mignosa, Frank Voehl, H. James Harrington, Rich Charron
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The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Guide XL: Combining the Best of Both Worlds Together to Eliminate Waste!Written for all levels of employees to gain a working knowledge of the Lean tools within the Six Sigma structure (and its quantitative analysis tools), this quick-reference guide will help them get their ideas into improved, more productive work processes.
By Jaideep Motwani, Rob Ptacek
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The Success or Die UltimatumDetailing a proven recipe for applying Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints in a manner that will maximize return on investment, cash flow, and net profits, this book uses a compelling story format to guide readers through a collection of stories that illustrate best practices for finding and fixing common issues found in today's organizations.
By Daniel Borris, Steven Borris
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Today's Lean Leader: A Practical Guide to Applying Lean Six Sigma and Emerging Technologies to Leadership and SupervisionProviding valuable insight into the "How To's" of leadership and supervision, this hands-on training and reference guide will assist the supervisor, front-line or team leader with the time-proven tools and practices to be more effective in helping an organization in meeting its performance goals.
By Mark Coats, Rob Ptacek, Todd Ptacek