Six Sigma the First
90 Days delivers 380 pages organized into
16 succinct chapters, within three sections: Part I, “Pre-Launch”;
Part II, “The First 90 Days”; and Part III,
“Post-Launch”. These sections lead the reader
from the initial stages of identifying the right projects,
through to post-launch efforts to ensure Six Sigma success
and momentum for an entire year and beyond. Throughout,
Zinkgraf and his contributors draw on their own master lessons
from some of industry’s most effective Six Sigma deployments.
The authors likewise deconstruct Six Sigma’s multifaceted
potential to attack problems and drive process excellence,
while also stimulating insights that encourage creativity.
The book is intended to be more practical than theoretical;
and it is designed to equip the reader with the information
and tools required to execute its recommendations, with
or without the assistance of external consultants.
“This book was written to inspire leaders to commit
to deploying Six Sigma and to demystify the process,”
Zinkgraf said. “To quickly identify and initiate a
change program will be the core competency for successful
businesses in this decade. This book demonstrates the way
to deploy Six Sigma or any complex change initiative within
90 days, and to ensure its momentum and robustness in the
long term,” he added.
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Design for Six Sigma helps
companies identify the needs of customers and emerging product
trends through the use of a well-defined, structured process.
To place readers on the path to success, Authors Perry and
Bacon deliver a start-to-finish case study, a practical
roadmap, and easy-to-use templates. The book is 670 pages
in length, organized into 38 chapters within four well-organized
sections. .
“Our objective in writing this book has been to provide
the reader with a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to utilizing
DFSS in real-world product development. It is our hope that
readers of Commercializing Great Products with Design
for Six Sigma will see benefits from more effective
business case development, the design of improved product
concepts and more efficient product launches,” Perry
said.
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Wedgwood’s Lean
Sigma uses practical tools and example projects
to illustrate process improvement, filling what he considers
a previously empty niche within the literature of Six Sigma.
Tightly focused on walking readers through the problem-solving
roadmap and associated tools, the book is organized into
seven chapters, within three clear-cut sections: Part I-
Project Roadmaps; Part II- Roadmaps to Find Projects; Part
III- Roadmaps to Guide in the Practical Application of Each
Lean Sigma Tool (55 tools are presented).
“Einstein once said: "In theory, theory and
practice are the same, in practice they are not.”
My book represents the practice of Lean Sigma, and my sincere
wish is that professionals, whether novice or multiple project
veterans, can use the tool and project roadmaps to accelerate
their projects to gain better results sooner,” Wedgwood
said.
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