Book by Wheeler, Donald J.; Poling, Sheila R.

Building Continual Improvement: A Service Industry Guide

Business & Money

Wheeler, Donald J.

Poling, Sheila R.

Management & Leadership

Spc Pr

"I'm not in manufacturing. How can I use SPC?"While this question has been asked by many, only a few have attempted to provide an answer. One immediate barrier that exists for those outside manufacturing is the very terminology itself. Statistical Process Control just doesn't sound like something that is needed in business. However, this barrier begins to disappear when one replaces the term "SPC" with the more descriptive phrase "the concepts and techniques of Continual Improvement." This book is our attempt to show some of the many different ways that the principles and techniques of Continual Improvement may be used in nonmanufacturing environments.

Building Continual Improvement

Mapping the Total Value Stream: A Comprehensive Guide for Production and Transactional Processes

Mapping the Total Value Stream defines and elaborates on the concepts of value stream mapping (VSM) for both production and transactional processes. This book reshapes and extends the lessons originally put forward in a number of pioneering works including the popular ,Value Stream Management for the Lean Office. It reinforces fundamental concepts and theoretical models with real-world applications and complete examples of the value stream mapping technique. To educate VSM mappers on the specific mechanics of the technique, the text provides in-depth explanations for commonly encountered situations. The authors also provide a more complete perspective on the concept of availability. While they discuss availability of equipment in transactional processes, they extend the concept by elaborating on availability as it applies to employees. The calculation of process lead time for work queues is taken to an advanced level � not only is the calculation of this lead time explained, but the text also covers the very real possibility of having more work in the queue than available time. While previous books have focused on only production process VSM or transactional process VSM, this work meets the real needs of both manufacturers and service sector organizations by dealing with both types. It goes beyond explaining each scenario, to teach readers what techniques are commonly applicable to both, and also explains areas of difference so that mappers will be able to readily adapt to whatever unique situations present themselves.

Nash, Mark A.

Economics

Productivity Press

Organizational measures are the foundational building blocks that shape an organization�s vision and action. All too often however, these measures do not receive the attention they deserve. In addition, it is common for organizations to overact and measure too much, resulting in the same results as when you don�t measure at all�a lack of understanding, focus, and direction.The Right Measures: The Story of a Company�s Journey to Find the True Indicators of Its Success and Values uses a compelling story to explain how using the right measures can make all the difference between success and failure in your organization. It follows the story of two companies�one that measures in great detail, yet its overall goals and objectives are not being achieved. While the other uses a much simpler, yet effective measurement structure that integrates cultural acceptance, individual performance, and team performance with key performance indicators (KPIs). Defines organizational measures and explains why companies use them Explains what different companies measure and how those measurements reflect organizational values Supplies the tools to make measurement a focus in your organization Illustrating how measures can impact employee behavior, bottom-line profitability, and customer satisfaction, this fast-paced business novel provides the understanding required to select the appropriate measures for your organization�measures that will motivate and guide your employees along the path to success. Using real-world examples, it supplies time-tested insights to help you establish the foundational structure needed to succeed in today�s increasingly competitive global business environment. A website dedicated solely to the book can be found at: http://www.therightmeasures.com/

The Right Measures: The Story of a Company's Journey to Find the True Indicators of Its Success and Values

Organizational measures are the foundational building blocks that shape an organization’s vision and action. All too often however, these measures do not receive the attention they deserve. In addition, it is common for organizations to overact and measure too much, resulting in the same results as when you don’t measure at all―a lack of understanding, focus, and direction. The Right Measures: The Story of a Company’s Journey to Find the True Indicators of Its Success and Values uses a compelling story toexplain how using the right measures can make all the difference between success and failure in your organization. It follows the story of two companies―one that measures in great detail, yet its overall goals and objectives are not being achieved. While the other uses a much simpler, yet effective measurement structure that integrates cultural acceptance, individual performance, and team performance with key performance indicators (KPIs). <ul>
<li>Defines organizational measures and explains why companies use them</li> <li>Explains what different companies measure and how those measurements reflect organizational values</li> <li>Supplies the tools to make measurement a focus in your organization</li>
</ul>
Illustrating how measures can impact employee behavior, bottom-line profitability, and customer satisfaction, this fast-paced business novel provides the understanding required to select the appropriate measures for your organization―measures that will motivate and guide your employees along the path to success. Using real-world examples, it supplies time-tested insights to help you establish the foundational structure needed to succeed in today’s increasingly competitive global business environment. A website dedicated solely to the book can be found at: http://www.therightmeasures.com/

The Right Measures: The Story of a Company's Journey to Find the True Indicators of Its Success and Values (Routledge Companions in Business, Management, and Accounting)

Nash, Mark A. A.

Lean? Six Sigma? or Lean Six Sigma? 
Which is the right approach for effective continuous improvement? While much has been written on merging Lean and Six Sigma initiatives, this is the first book to detail a logical alternative - a no-nonsense strategy for maintaining the best of both initiatives without diluting either. 
In Usi

Using Lean for Faster Six Sigma Results: A Synchronized Approach

Nash, Mark

Ward, Sophronia

Mapping the Total Value Stream defines and elaborates on the concepts of value stream mapping (VSM) for both production and transactional processes. This book reshapes and extends the lessons originally put forward in a number of pioneering works including the popular ,Value Stream Management for the Lean Office. It reinforces fundamental concepts and theoretical models with real-world applications and complete examples of the value stream mapping technique. To educate VSM mappers on the specific mechanics of the technique, the text provides in-depth explanations for commonly encountered situations. The authors also provide a more complete perspective on the concept of availability. While they discuss availability of equipment in transactional processes, they extend the concept by elaborating on availability as it applies to employees. The calculation of process lead time for work queues is taken to an advanced level – not only is the calculation of this lead time explained, but the text also covers the very real possibility of having more work in the queue than available time. 
While previous books have focused on only production process VSM or transactional process VSM, this work meets the real needs of both manufacturers and service sector organizations by dealing with both types. It goes beyond explaining each scenario, to teach readers what techniques are commonly applicable to both, and also explains areas of difference so that mappers will be able to readily adapt to whatever unique situations present themselves.

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Building Continual Improvement: A Service Industry Guide

Building Continual Improvement

Mapping the Total Value Stream: A Comprehensive Guide for Production and Transactional Processes

The Right Measures: The Story of a Company's Journey to Find the True Indicators of Its Success and Values

The Right Measures: The Story of a Company's Journey to Find the True Indicators of Its Success and Values (Routledge Companions in Business, Management, and Accounting)

Using Lean for Faster Six Sigma Results: A Synchronized Approach

Mapping the Total Value Stream: A Comprehensive Guide for Production and Transactional Processes