Download or read book Reducing Process Costs with Lean Six Sigma and Value Engineering Techniques written by Kim H. Pries and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers the methods and techniques currently available for lowering the costs of products, processes, and services. Describing why cost reductions can be just as powerful as revenue increases, the book arms readers with the understanding required to select the best solution for their company’s culture and capabilities. It emphasizes home-grown techniques that do not require the implementation of any new methodologies—making it easy to apply them in any organization. The authors explain how to reduce costs through traditional Lean methods and Lean Six Sigma. They also present Six Sigma cost savings techniques from Manufacturing Six Sigma, Services Six Sigma, and Design for Six Sigma. The book also presents optimization techniques from operations research methods, design experiment, and engineering process control. Helping you determine what your organization’s value proposition is, the text explains how to improve on the existing proposition and suggests a range of tools to help you achieve this goal. The tools and techniques presented vary in complexity and capability and most chapters include a rubric at the start to help readers determine the levels of competence required to perform the tasks outlined in that chapter.
Download or read book Value Engineering Synergies with Lean Six Sigma written by Jay Mandelbaum and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), and Value Engineering (VE) have a proven track record of success for solving problems and improving efficiency. Depending on the situation, integrating these approaches can provide results that exceed the benefits of each individual approach. Value Engineering Synergies with Lean Six Sigma: Combini
Download or read book Design for Six Sigma for Service Chapter 7 Value Engineering written by Kai Yang and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-05-31 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following is a chapter from Kai Yang's Design for Six Sigma for Service. This comprehensive handbook aggressively tackles the difficulties involved in applying rigorous Six Sigma statistical methods to service environments. It delivers solid, effective solutions that can help your organization achieve measurable gains in customer satisfaction, cost reduction, value improvement, change management, and process performance. Featuring detailed design guidance and valuable tips, this book provides the specifics you need to create product value through improved service practices.
Download or read book Success Using Lean Six Sigma in Terms of Operations and Business Processes written by Dinesh Gupta and published by Anchor Academic Publishing (aap_verlag). This book was released on 2015 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lately there's been a great deal of talk around Lean execution. But, some people speak of Lean, some speak of Six Sigma and some use a combination of the two. But, what's the difference? How do you know what's right for your organization? As the market place tightens and companies are fighting for every dollar of revenue, they need to adopt innovative methods to create more efficient processes that will give them a competitive edge of their closest rivals; this is the basis for Lean Six Sigma. Unlike traditional Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma uses some of the methodology from lean manufacturing along with the Six Sigma approach. Many organizations see Lean Six Sigma as the evolution of the Six Sigma methodology rather than a modification. Lean Six Sigma takes the fundamentals of Six Sigma and incorporates the cost reduction principles of Lean Manufacturing.
Download or read book Lean Six Sigma written by Ade Asefeso MCIPS MBA and published by AA Global Sourcing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Six Sigma is a synergised managerial concept of Lean and Six Sigma that results in the elimination of the seven kinds of wastes/muda (classified as Defects, Overproduction, Transportation, Waiting, Inventory, Motion and over Processing) and provision of goods and service at a rate of 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO). Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects (errors) and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a set of quality management methods, including statistical methods, and creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization ("Black Belts", "Green Belts", etc.) who are experts in these methods. Each Six Sigma project carried out within an organization follows a defined sequence of steps and has quantified financial targets (cost reduction and/or profit increase).
Download or read book Essentials of Lean Six Sigma written by Salman Taghizadegan and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six Sigma is a management program that provides tools that help manufacturers obtain efficient, stream-lined production to coincide with ultimate high quality products. Essentials of Lean Six Sigma will show how the well-regarded analytical tools of Six Sigma quality control can be successfully brought into the well-established models of “lean manufacturing, bringing efficient, stream-lined production and high quality product readily together. This book offers a thorough, yet concise introduction to the essential mathematics of Six Sigma, with solid case examples from a variety of industrial settings, culminating in an extended case study. Various professionals will find this book immensely useful, whether it be the industrial engineer, the industrial manager, or anyone associated with engineering in a technical or managing role. It will bring about a clear understanding of not only how to implement Six Sigma statistical tools, but also how to do so within the bounds of Lean manufacturing scheme. It will show how Lean Six Sigma can help reinforce the notion of “less is more, while at the same time preserving minimal error rates in final manufactured products. Reviews the essential statistical tools upon which Six Sigma rests, including normal distribution and mean deviation and the derivation of 1 sigma through six sigma Explains essential lean tools like Value-Stream Mapping and quality improvement tools like Kaizen techniques within the context of Lean Six Sigma practice Extended case study to clearly demonstrate how Six Sigma and Lean principles have been actually implemented, reducing production times and costs and creating improved product quality
Download or read book Cycle Time Reduction Using Lean Six Sigma Techniques written by Wing Choi and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lean Six Sigma has followed the total quality management as one of the major methodologies for seeking to improve the performance. Various large and small manufacturing companies are improvement of their processes and the quality of their products in order to achieve maximum cost saving potential within the organization. Most cost savings definitely mean more profits for the companies themselves. Many organizations have experienced significant benefits and great cost savings as result of lean six sigma applications. This project indicates a procedure for implementing the basic six sigma tools along with lean thinking that can be easily used in reducing cycle time as well as eliminating the non-valve added activities in manufacturing. A case study was performed in a large manufacturing firm and achieved forty percent of cost saving in production by using simple Lean Six Sigma tools. -Abstract
Download or read book Design for Six Sigma for Service written by Kai Yang and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-06-21 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objective of this new book is to provide a comprehensive reference for those who work in a service industry setting. Unlike Design for Six Sigma a Roadmap for Product Development, this new book will address the 5 leading issues in the service industry, which are customer satisfaction, cost reduction, value improvement, change management and process performance measurements.
Download or read book Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma written by Fausto Pedro García Márquez and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Manufacturing, also called lean production, was originally created in Toyota after the Second World War, in the reconstruction period. It is based on the idea of eliminating any waste in the industry, i.e. any activity or task that does not add value and requires resources. It is considered in every level of the industry, e.g. design, manufacturing, distribution, and customer service. The main wastes are: over-production against plan; waiting time of operators and machines; unnecessary transportation; waste in the process itself; excess stock of material and components; non value-adding motion; defects in quality. The diversity of these issues will be covered from algorithms, mathematical models, and software engineering by design methodologies and technical or practical solutions. This book intends to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the current state, cases studies, hardware and software solutions, analytics, and data science in dependability engineering.
Download or read book Handbook on Continuous Improvement Transformation written by Aristide van Aartsengel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a comprehensive and detailed framework for the implementation of "Continuous Improvement" and Lean Six Sigma in a professional project management environment. For this purpose the book brings together Lean Six Sigma and the PMBOK standard for project management. It provides an integrated approach, which can be used for both transactional and manufacturing businesses to better define ways to reduce costs, enhance processes ,and achieve faster implementation and new product or service development. The reader is guided carefully and reliably through the detailed procedures introduced in this book using a comprehensive, conceptual and practical well-balanced approach.
Download or read book Design for Six Sigma for Service Chapter 3 Value Creation for Service Product written by Kai Yang and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2005-05-31 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following is a chapter from Kai Yang's Design for Six Sigma for Service. This comprehensive handbook aggressively tackles the difficulties involved in applying rigorous Six Sigma statistical methods to service environments. It delivers solid, effective solutions that can help your organization achieve measurable gains in customer satisfaction, cost reduction, value improvement, change management, and process performance. Featuring detailed design guidance and valuable tips, this book provides the specifics you need to create product value through improved service practices.
Download or read book The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More With Less written by Mark O. George and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create New Profits in Any Economy In this difficult economic climate, it's vital to cut waste that can eat at a company's bottom line and boost efficiency at every organizational level. The traditional business solution in a crisis is to slash away non-critical talent and resources, often doing more harm than good. There is a far better systematic approach to doing more with less. As a leading expert on Lean Six Sigma and business transformation, with a deep knowledge of its application in countless areas of business, author Mark George can help you use Lean Six Sigma to analyze your operational needs, identify high-impact opportunities, design and rapidly implement solutions, and create a system that will build efficiency and high performance in every area of your business. The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less can help you: Improve operating margins by as much as 20%, ROIC by as much as 10%, and reduce the costs of goods sold by as much as 5% or more Create "cost intelligence" that uncovers root causes allowing cost reductions without jeopardizing customer service levels and quality Use enterprise speed, agility, and flexibility to drive step-change reductions in cost and enable competitive advantage Identify and eliminate the costs of complexity in your business Supercharge your legacy Six Sigma program, improving speed to results, increasing project values, and shortening completion times With case examples from a wide array of industry, encompassing decades of experience implementing Lean Six Sigma in every economic climate, in companies of every size, The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less will give your business an intelligent edge in lean times.
Download or read book Simulation based Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma written by Basem El-Haik and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-10-27 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to completely cover the whole body of knowledge of Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma with Simulation Methods as outlined by the American Society for Quality. Both simulation and contemporary Six Sigma methods are explained in detail with practical examples that help understanding of the key features of the design methods. The systems approach to designing products and services as well as problem solving is integrated into the methods discussed.
Download or read book Lean Six Sigma for Service written by Michael L. George and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-07-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring the miracle of Lean Six Sigma improvement out of manufacturing and into services Much of the U.S. economy is now based on services rather than manufacturing. Yet the majority of books on Six Sigma and Lean--today's major quality improvement initiatives--explain only how to implement these techniques in a manufacturing environment. Lean Six Sigma for Services fills the need for a service-based approach, explaining how companies of all types can cost-effectively translate manufacturing-oriented Lean Six Sigma tools into the service delivery process. Filled with case studies detailing dramatic service improvements in organizations from Lockheed Martin to Stanford University Hospital, this bottom-line book provides executives and managers with the knowledge they need to: Reduce service costs by 30 to 60 percent Improve service delivery time by 50 percent Expand capacity by 20 percent without adding staff
Download or read book Lean Six Sigma for Engineers and Managers written by Matthew John Franchetti and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces Lean Six Sigma (LSS) to engineers and managers interested in implementing LSS at their organizations. The book provides a detailed roadmap and industry examples to aid readers in understanding and implementing the LSS system. This book discusses the LSS process to define improvement needs, measure current business performance, analyze performance results using statistical tools, improve business and financial results, and control peak business performance.
Download or read book Six Sigma Lean Toolset written by Alexander John and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-10-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Six Sigma concept has enjoyed triumphant success throughout the business world for two decades, contributing to significant net income improvement for many companies. This successful concept has been supplemented with the tools of Lean Management, a set of strategies for improving product quality and delivery performance and reducing cost. Six Sigma+Lean links the tried-and-tested tools of both programs in the proven DMAIC process model. The chronology matches that of the approach taken in a Six Sigma+Lean improvement project.
Download or read book An Integrated Company Wide Management System written by Souraj Salah and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive guide to implementing a company-wide management system (CWMS), utilising up-to-date methodologies of lean-six sigma in order to achieve high levels of business excellence. It builds the foundation for quality and continuous improvement, which can be implemented in any organization. The book begins with an introduction to and an overview of CWMSs, and reviews the existing literature on various management systems. It then discusses the integration and implementation of lean-six sigma in supply chain management. The integration approach presented highlights the link between the existing management systems and shows how continuous improvement methodologies are incorporated. The book then examines the components of CWMS, comparing them to other systems. It also explores Kano-based six sigma and concludes with further recommendations for reading. This book covers five management systems integrated into one novel approach that can be followed by organizations wishing to achieve quality and business excellence. Covering lean-six sigma – an essential element of management systems – it is a valuable resource for practitioners and academics alike.
