Six Sigma Workbook For Dummies (eBook)

Craig Gygi, Bruce Williams, Terry Gustafson (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2006 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-10441-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Improve your efficiency -- and bring in big profits!

Need help implementing or understanding Six Sigma? Want to take
this powerful problem-solving methodology and apply it to your
business? Six Sigma isn't just for Fortune 500 companies anymore;
it's for every business, even yours, no matter how big or small.
This hands-on workbook provides the knowledge, insight, and
practical exercises you need to master Six Sigma and put it to work
in your business. Perfect as a companion workbook for Six Sigma For
Dummies -- or any other Six Sigma book -- Six Sigma Workbook For
Dummies gives you a wealth of examples, problems, and other tools
you need to turn Six Sigma theory into practice -- today!

Discover

* How to form and lead a Six Sigma initiative

* Project alignment with business objectives and strategy

* How to create process flow maps and models

* Chart and graph plotting for analysis and interpretation

* Methods for calculating Sigma scores

* How to quantify variable relationships

Autor

Craig Gygi is Vice President of Products and Services at Savvi International. Bruce Williams is Chairman and CEO of Savvi International. Gygi and Williams are coauthors of Six Sigma For Dummies. Terry Gustafson is COO of Savvi International.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started in Six Sigma.

Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Six Sigma: The Effects of
Variation.

Chapter 2: Forming a Six Sigma Initiative.

Chapter 3: Leading and Managing a Six Sigma Initiative.

Part II: Defining a Six Sigma Project.

Chapter 4: Putting the Right Foot Forward: Defining a Six Sigma
Project.

Chapter 5: Brainstorming the Inputs to Your Process.

Chapter 6: Prioritizing Which Inputs to Address.

Part III: Mastering Measuring.

Chapter 7: Categorizing Data and Calculating Measures of
Variation.

Chapter 8: A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words: Measuring with
Charts and Graphs.

Chapter 9: Yield and Defects: Calculating the Good, the Bad, and
the Ugly.

Part IV: Assessing the Right Approach to Your
Analysis.

Chapter 10: Mastering Measurement System Analysis (MSA).

Chapter 11: Capability: Matching Performance to Need.

Chapter 12: Narrowing Your Inputs with Confidence.

Part V: Improving and Controlling.

Chapter 13: Quantifying Variable Relationships.

Chapter 14: Planning and Conducting 2k Factorial
Experiments.

Chapter 15: Constructing Control Plans and Charts.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Implementation Myths of Six Sigma.

Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Finishing a Six Sigma Project
Successfully.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.12.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Business & Management Special Topics • Spezialthemen Wirtschaft u. Management • Wirtschaft • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-470-10441-4 / 0470104414
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-10441-5 / 9780470104415