Blending Lean and Six Sigma Workbooks

Shrink-wrapped set contains two lean manufacturing workbooks - "Implementing World Class Manufacturing" by Larry Rubrich and Madelyn Watson (424 pages, spiral bound) and "Demystifying Six Sigma" by Alan Larson (181 Pages, Softcover, published by AMACOM) BLENDING AND USING BOTH LEAN MANUFACTURING AND SIX SIGMA TO BECOME A WORLD CLASS COMPANY - THESE WORKBOOKS ILLUSTRATE HOW! Many business leaders and managers are confused about which of these techniques (Lean or Six Sigma) that they should implement in their company. The reality is that you need to implement both! Lean is absolutely essential in empowering the workforce. Empowering the workforce is a required element int eh journey to become a World Class company. It is designed to obtain the involvement and participation of the entire workforce as well as providing them wiht waste elimination tools that they can understand and use, such as 5S, Teams, TPM, Office/Manufacturing Cells, Setup Reduction, and Kanbans. Six Sigma excels at Problem Solving. It allows the empowered workforce to get to the "root cause" of identified business waste so that it can be eliminated. Demystifying Six Sigma explains Six Sigma in terms that the entire workforce can understand and use. It gives a simple and understandable explanation of how to impolement Six Sigma that will allow for the seemless blending of both Lean and Six Sigam.