Book Description
Bestselling Lean Six Sigma author Michael George provides the first pocket guide for deployers of Lean Six Sigma
The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook blends Lean and Six Sigma tools and concepts, providing expert advice on how to determine which tool within a "family" is best for different purposes. Packed with detailed examples and step-bystep instructions, it's the ideal handy reference guide to help Green and Black Belts make the transition from the classroom to the field.
- Features brief summaries and examples of the 70 most important tools in Lean Six Sigma, such as "Pull," "Heijunka," and "Control Charts"
- Groups tools by purpose and usage
- Offers a quick, easy reference on using the DMAIC improvement cycle
- Provides comprehensive coverage in a compact, portable format
Customer Reviews:
Very handy book.......2007-10-10
This is a very handy reference. I like to use it for quick references during projects etc. I also very much recommend the book Lean Six Sigma That Works: A Powerful Action Plan for Dramatically Improving Quality, Increasing Speed, And Reducing Waste.
Used Books are Bargins!.......2007-09-15
This book came exactly as described, very little wear, just like new for a few dollars in price, terrific savings, used books are the only way to go. Great service, fast shipping, thanks you!
A Good Compendium at a Bargain Price.......2007-08-24
We hand this out to each participant in my company's Six Sigma Green Belt Training.
Good Book!.......2007-07-08
I own all of the Micheal George Lean Six Sigma books. THey are a part of the Villanova Univeristy curricullum. If you are a Kaizen facilitator or involved in projects this book is helpful with good pictures and guidance. Worth the money in my eyes..
Excellent Reference.......2007-07-04
Have close to me and use often for different processes. In a short period of time is well dog eared.
Book Description
The definitive book on improving healthcare quality, this book compiles the most current information on a vast array of quality issues, tools, and strategies. The book's core premise is that the key to effective improvement is centering all efforts on the needs of patients. With the future of healthcare revolving around the patient, this book will be a valuable resource for years to come.
The editors have assembled a nationally prominent group of contributors to provide the best available thinking in each area of quality. Topics covered include: collecting data and the various sources that feed into quality improvement; approaches for analyzing data to measure performance improvement; establishing measures to assess physician performance; assessing patients' experiences within important dimensions of care; developing balanced scorecards or dashboards; clinical IT capabilities needed to support efforts to improve complex clinical processes; the relationship of the law to quality improvement; leading quality-improvement efforts and managing change; and understanding the work of the two major accrediting bodies in healthcare quality.
This book is copublished with the American Society for Quality and includes Forewords by Stephen M. Shortell, Ph.D.,FACHE, and Gail Warden, FACHE.
Contributors to this book include: A. Al-Assaf, David Ballard, Donald Berwick, Troyan Brennan, John Byrnes, Francois de Brantes, Susan Edgman-Levitan, Frances Griffin, Carol Haraden, Maulik Joshi, Narendra Kini, Robert Lloyd, Jerod Loeb, David Nash, Greg Pawlson, Michael Pugh, Scott Ransom, Jim Reinertsen, Paul Schyve, Stephen Shortell, Mike Stoecklein, Richard Ward, Gail Warden, Valerie Weber, and Leon Wyszewianski.
Customer Reviews:
Great.......2006-02-25
The quick service of getting this book for a college course was great. Thanks for being quick.
Customer Reviews:
An Industrial Engineer.......2000-04-21
The Memory Jogger is the ideal handbook for improving job-related procedures, systems, quality, and costs on a daily basis. It conveniently presents the tools in two categories: problem identification tools, and problem analysis tools. It also offers a technnique selection guide according to task. Each tools is presented along with three examples: manufacturing, service/administration, and daily-life situations. It is a very, very useful quick reference guide.
However, the upgraded version, "The Memory Jogger II", has been available for quite some time now, and would be a wiser choice.
Product Description
This updated and expanded edition discusses many different tools for root cause analysis and presents them in an easy-to-follow structure: a general description of the tool, its purpose and typical applications, the procedure when using it, an example of its use, a checklist to help you make sure if is applied properly, and different forms and templates (that can also be found on an accompanying CD-ROM). The examples used are general enough to apply to any industry or market. The layout of the book has been designed to help speed your learning. Throughout, the authors have split the pages into two halves: the top half presents key concepts using brief languagealmost keywordsand the bottom half uses examples to help explain those concepts. A roadmap in the margin of every page simplifies navigating the book and searching for specific topics. The book is suited for employees and managers at any organizational level in any type of industry, including service, manufacturing, and the public sector. Contents: Chapter 1 Practical Problem Solving Chapter 2 Root Cause Analysis Chapter 3 Tools for Problem Understanding Chapter 4 Tools for Problem Cause Brainstorming Chapter 5 Tools for Problem Cause Data Collection Chapter 6 Tools for Problem Cause Data Analysis Chapter 7 Tools for Root Cause Identification Chapter 8 Tools for Root Cause Elimination Chapter 9 Tools for Solution Implementation Chapter 10 How to Select the Right Tool Chapter 11 Example Cases Further Reading and Additional Resources Index
Customer Reviews:
Definitely Not an Academic Book.......2007-10-17
I was asked to choose a book from a list of books on problem formulation to report on for one of my classes in my MBA program. I ended up choosing this book. I was at first excited to see a different point of view on problem solving than the one we were discussing in class. However, I was very disappointed with this book.
The book comes out right up front and states that this is not meant to be an academic book, but a tool that can be used in helping define the root cause of problems. This book although great for the amount of tools to aid in finding root causes, seems to lack content in total problem formulation. The layout of the book flows nicely so that if you had a particular problem that you were working on you could easily go through step by step to work on finding the root cause. However, it doesn't focus enough on critical steps in problem formulation, such as the beginning steps, determining if there is actually a problem, and properly framing the problem (scope and domain). It also doesn't focus enough on the final steps to solve the problem such as generating a hypothesis and solution, and controlling the results so to make sure the problem does not re-occur.
In my opinion there are much better books out there to discuss problem solving.
Root Cause Analysis.......2006-08-09
I found this book most helpful in trying to learn quickly the techniques of solving cause and effect problems; to which I had no previous study or training other than common sense.
It gave me specfic ways of gathering information and using it as a basis of making decisions that effect our daily operation and to be able to find ways of improving the quality of what we do.
Great hands-on root cause analysis tools.......2000-09-27
After looking through many books on root cause analysis, I came across this books published by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). While most books on root cause analysis go deeply into the theory and the concepts of the topic, this book presents, as the subtitle states, simplified tools and techniques that can be easily applied to any organization. At my employer -- a medical device company --, we have trained over 100 employees using the Andersen/Fagerhaug book to solve technical as well as staffing issues. I highly recommend the book for use at all levels of an organization.
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"The first complete Six Sigma implementation guide for Green Belts and Champions!
1. Understand the rationale for Six Sigma
2. Implement a proven executive framework for a successful quality initiative
3. Use the DMAIC method for improvement from start to finish: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control
4. Manage Six Sigma statistics¿without becoming a statistician
5. Learn through complete detailed manufacturing and service case studies
6. Learn how to understand and manage Six Sigma statistics, through practical, Minitab-based application examples. Includes instructions for using Minitab software
7. Learn how to pass Six Sigma certification examinations with sample questions and answers
If you're ""project managing"" Six Sigma (potential Green Belt)¿or promoting it at the executive level (potential Champion)¿this is your book. It's the first Six Sigma book written specifically for Green Belts, Champions...and anyone who plans to become one. Two experts help you master the entire DMAIC model: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. You'll discover realistic solutions for Six Sigma's profound human and technical challenges. You can even prepare for one of the world's leading Six Sigma certification programs. Clear, detailed, and proven...this is the one indispensable book for anyone who must manage Six Sigma to success."
Customer Reviews:
Comprehensive Textbook at Black Belt Level.......2007-03-28
I was surprised by the well balanced and complete coverage of the Six Sigma methodology from DMAIC, including managerial steps, all the way to statistics up through Design of Experiments. The all inclusive topics seem to parallel full Black Belt training. I would expect green belts to be offered selections from the book in a standard course. I would say no other book has this "textbooky" look and feel (that is not meant as a criticism). At the end of chapters find Minitab instructions including screen shots. The material is well written, hence understandable, hence I think this is one of the best overall introductions to the subject without slamming the reader with high levels of mathematical theory.
Six Sigma GB .......2007-03-13
I think this book is an excellent resource for experienced Six Sima managers. However, if you want to buy this book as a study guide for the SSGB certification test, or as an introduction to Six Sigma, it isn't going to help you out much. I guess my lowered rating is due to the fact that the book didn't meet my expectations as it was described on the Amazon site.
An Excellent Introduction to Six Sigma.......2006-07-20
This book was well worth my time and money! Being a Six Sigma beginer, I found this book to be easy to follow and comprehend.
Explained is the DMAIC process model, Voice of Customer (VOC), Voice of Process (VOP)and Design of Experements (DOE) in clarifying detail. Best of all, it includes step-by-step explanations of project experiments and the statistical analyses from the expereiments using Minitab 14!
Whether you want to learn the basics of the Six Sigma process (Chapters 1-8) and / or basic Six Sigma statistical tools and methods (Chapters 9-15), I highly recommend this book!
Note: Minitab 14 (Statistical software)is free for 30 days and the associated minitab-formatted excercise worksheets are down-loadable from the publisher's website.
Practical Six Sigma Guide.......2006-05-22
Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions is a completely accessible guide for actually doing Six Sigma. It is a must read for anyone interested in Six Sigma management.
Accomplished promised ETA.......2005-09-29
The book arrived exactly on the day they told me it was going to arrive. It was worthwhile to save money buying through here rather than paying more through a bookstore.
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Product Description
This Practical Guidebook is designed as a quick and easy-to-use reference to support your process-improvement activities. Read it when you or your team are working on an effort that is: stalled; unstructured; taking too long; in need of new ideas; or has failed in the past. In Continuous Improvement Tools Volume 1, seven popular planning, analysis, and interpretation tools were discusssed. Now in Volume 2, the authors continue the process by introducing eight additional tools (Tree Diagram, Pareto Chart, Sequence Flow Chart, Process Flow Chart, Scatter Diagram, Run Chart, Control Chart, and Histogram) that are used during the various stages of a quality-improvement effort. Volume 2 also features a highly understandable reading format that combines practical examples with concise explanations. Plus, forms and checklists at the end of each chapter help to answer the question: "Which tool should I use and why should I use it?" Everyone from frontline employees to executives will find the book's content accessible, practical, and full of ideas that can be applied immediately!
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful and portable idea book and reference.......2001-05-03
This slender little book is a handy desk guide that covers some important continuous process improvement tools. It gives a quick "how to" for the following tools that are the foundation of CPI: Tree, Pareto, Sequence Flow, Process Flow, Scatter, Run, Control and Histogram.
Granted, the run and control charts would merit a book unto themselves, but that misses the point of this book - it's a handy reference and idea book that takes up little briefcase space for consultants or desk space for anyone who is involved in CPI or measurement and analysis of any kind. I take mine with me when I am working on projects at client sites, and have found it invaluable when I am developing processes and procedures because it gives me ideas when I am writing the measurement sections of those documents.
I give it five stars for clear descriptions packed into a slim book and its thorough coverage of some of the most important tools available to a CPI practitioner or consultant.
Book Description
Carolyn Wicks, co-author of Future force - Kids That Want To, Can, and Do! has now teamed with Janet Peregoy and Jo Wheeler to pull together Plugged In! A Teacher's Handbook for Using Total Quality Tools to Help Kids Conquer the Curriculum - a book filled with classroom examples that plug directly into the curriculum of virtually every course and at all grade levels.
Plugged In! A Teacher's Handbook for Using Total Quality Tools to Help Kids Conquer the Curriculum by Carolyn wicks, Janet Peregoy, and Jo Wheeler, is a resource you'll want to take with you on your quality journey...whether you've just started out or are moving right along!
Working together, Wick, Peregoy, and Wheeler have embraced educators from East Coast to West, North to South who have taken the principles, philosophies, and strategies of Total Quality into their classrooms to create learning environments that hum with excellence. With these close encounters of the quality kind, Wicks, Peregoy, and Wheeler have compiled a data bank rich with live classroom examples, tips for success, and lessons learned - a treasure trove to be sure, a resource with a very specific purpose: using quality tools to uncover the curriculum and help kids succeed.
Book Description
An effective and engaging way employees can learn Six Sigma and put its concepts into play
Part of the popular Big Book of Games series, which capitalizes on the proven effective method for workplace training, this first book of training games for Six Sigma ensures that employees will better retain Six Sigma's complex topics.
This invaluable tool offers 50 experiential activities that teach the core improvement approach of Six Sigma, called DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), as well as many of the popular statistical improvement tools, including Pareto charts and Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA). These games:
- Teach Six Sigma roles and organization
- Gear the team up for success
- Identify problems and generate solutions
- Teach project management
- Help teams understand the need for Six Sigma
Customer Reviews:
Average.......2007-08-23
Not very practical and very difficult to be able to implement. Could have been alot simpler - will keep looking
Do not buy this book.......2006-06-17
A bunch of junk. Not any of the really meaty excersises. An excuse for the auhor to make money.
Nice ideas....missing something(s).......2006-06-14
I bought the book to get some inspiration for excercises I could use.
It does cover te DMAIC series and shines light from different directions. Which is good as it covers many areas involved in improvement projects. I feel that the begin of the book is stronger then the end of the book.
There is one area I miss in the Analyse area. It doesn't touch base at all on the use of ishikawa diagrams, fmea etc. It focusses more on the data in this area. Data is important, however the underlying cause can be a bit further away.
The further I get in the book the more I miss.
Happy reading!
Marcel Ekkel
Great book of games.......2005-09-26
The book is excelente because the most of time, we as a trainers, we didn't have enough exercises in group in the six sigma trainings and the courses could be boring to the students. However with a learning material like the contents of this book fills this gap for us, the trainers.
Best regards
Great Book for MBB Instructors.......2005-03-23
This book was just right for us. It had the right mix of exercises that made the DMAIC steps more fun to teach and ensured that the class got engaged with the material.
I liked the fact that it also had exercises on Change Management and Team Dynamics
What I found most useful was the website that gives all datasets and template which made preparation for the exercises a breeze.
Here is the website it would be hard to use without the book but you can go take a look and see if has stuff that interests you.
http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/training/download/0071443851/
Book Description
A simple, take-along guide to achieving lasting business results
A companion to the bestselling Rath & Strong Pocket Guide to Six Sigma, Rath & Strong's Pocket Guide to Advanced Six Sigma Tools is designed to help Six Sigma black belts, green belts, and team leaders from every field to implement the most powerful tools in Six Sigma without getting bogged down in statistical theory.
This pocket-sized field guide provides practical advice on the use of advanced tools, such as: sampling, analysis of variance, multiple regression, and design of experiments. Each tool is explained in easy-to-understand language, permitting the reader to solve real-world problems in any area of business.
- Covers step-by-step implementation of the most important Six Sigma tools.
- Features a heavy emphasis on applying the best tools to solve practical business problems.
Explains how to use Microsoft Excel and Minitab statistical software to simplify the process.
Customer Reviews:
Distinct explanation.......2005-10-17
Excellent tool matrix from what you have and want to do, to which tool to use.
Distinct explanation of the tools with examples.
Pocket Guide / Advanced Tools?.......2004-07-16
While the terms "advanced tools" and "pocket guide" may seem incongruous in the same sentence, Rath & Strong has managed to package the essence of higher statistical tool use in a concise and accurate guide which does - as advertised - fit into a shirt pocket.
We have found a use for this book as well as the "Six Sigma Pocket Guide" amongst our Black Belts. Many times, it is reached for over the more thorough (and not so small) "Implementing Six Sigma" by Forrest W. Breyfogle.
Anyone who did not really cement the higher statistical concepts in the 2 - 4 weeks that most Six Sigma training allows should benefit from this book.
Books:
- The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
- The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Third Edition
- The Memory Jogger II
- The PDMA Handbook of New Product Development, Second Edition
- The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation
- The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation
- The Six Sigma Handbook: The Complete Guide for Greenbelts, Blackbelts, and Managers at All Levels, Revised and Expanded Edition
- The Six Sigma Handbook: The Complete Guide for Greenbelts, Blackbelts, and Managers at All Levels, Revised and Expanded Edition
- The Six Sigma Handbook: The Complete Guide for Greenbelts, Blackbelts, and Managers at All Levels, Revised and Expanded Edition
- The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook: An Implementation Guide for Process Improvement Teams
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