The Secret to Maximizing Profitability: A Business Novel on How to Successfully Combine the Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six SIGMA to Drive Profit

ISBN-13: 9780367410520 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 288 str.

Bob Sproull

Opis

This book fully details, as the title suggests, the real secret to maximizing an organization's profitability.

Spis treści

Introduction. Chapter 1 The Company Profile. Chapter 2 The Six Sigma Implementation. Chapter 3 The Lean Initiative. Chapter 4 Focus and Leverage. Chapter 5 More on the Theory of Constraints. Chapter 6 The New Improvement Journey. Chapter 7 The New Beginning. Chapter 8 TOC’s Parts Replenishment Solution. Chapter 9 Planning and Scheduling. Chapter 10 Combining TOC, Lean, and Six Sigma. Chapter 11 The Deliverables of the Ultimate Improvement Cycle. Chapter 12 The Logical Thinking Processes. Chapter 13 The Goal Tree Improvement Initiative. Chapter 14 The Strategic Plan. Chapter 15 The Next Step. Chapter 16 The New Direction. Chapter 17 TOC Replenishment Solution. Chapter 18 The Goal Tree. Chapter 19 The Ultimate Improvement Cycle. Chapter 20 The Portfolio Effort.

O autorze

Bob Sproull is an Independent Consultant and the owner of Focus and Leverage Consulting. Bob is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a Theory of Constraints Jonah. Bob has served as a Vice President of Quality, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement for two different manufacturing companies, was General Manager for a manufacturing company, has an extensive consulting background in Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO), and focuses on teaching companies how to maximize their profitability through an integrated Lean, six Sigma, and Constraints Management improvement methodology. Bob is an internationally known speaker and author of numerous white papers and articles on continuous improvement. Bob’s background also includes 9 years with the Presbyterian University Hospital complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he ran the Biochemistry Department at Children’s Hospital, performed extensive research in breakthrough testing methods and assisted with the development of organ transplant procedures. Bob completed his undergraduate work at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Rochester with a dual Math/Physics major. A results-driven Performance Improvement Professional with a diverse healthcare, manufacturing, MRO and technical background, he has significant experience appraising under-performing companies, developing and executing highly successful improvement strategies based upon the integration of Lean, Six Sigma, and Constraints Management methodology. Bob is the author of four books, including, The Focus and Leverage Improvement Book, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2018; The Problem-Solving, Problem-Prevention, and Decision-Making Guide - Organized and Systematic Roadmaps for Managers, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2018; The Ultimate Improvement Cycle: Maximizing Profits Through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints, Productivity Press, 2009; Process ProblemSolving: A Guide for Maintenance and Operation’s Teams, Productivity Press, 2001; and Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma Improvement Methodology: Making the Case for Integration, Productivity Press, 2019; and co-author of Epiphanized: Intergrading Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma, North River Press, 2012; Epiphanized: A Novel on Unifying Theory of Constraints, Lean and Six Sigma, 2nd Edition, and Focus and Leverage: The Critical Methodology for Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma (TLS). Degrees, Certifications, and Memberships: Bachelor of Science Equivalent in Math and Physics, University of Rochester Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Kent State University Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc. TOCICO Strategic Thinking Process Program Certificate TOC Thinking Processes (Jonah Course) L-3 Communications Critical Chain Expert Certificate, Realization Technologies Lean MRO Operations Certificate, University of Tennessee Bob resides in Prattville, Alabama.