The Ultimate Improvement Cycle: Maximizing Profits Through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints

ISBN-13: 9781420090345 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 288 str.

Bob Sproull

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Focusing on key areas to take improvement to the next level, this handbook shows readers how to draw the best from Lean and Six Sigma by employing principles drawn from the Theory of Constraints in order to focus the organization on the right areas to optimize.

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The Ultimate Improvement CycleLean, Six Sigma and TOC Principles, Tools and MethodsIdentifying the Value Stream, Current and NextDefine, Measure & Analyze NVA Waste, VariationPlanning How to Exploit the Current ConstraintReducing Waste and Variation in the Current ConstraintPlan How to Subordinate Non-Constraints to the Current ConstraintLine Balancing and Flow OptimizationOptimize the Constraint Buffer and Establish Pull System in the Non-ConstraintsElevate the Constraint and Implement Protective ControlsBreaking the Current ConstraintImplement Protective Controls to Sustain the GainsSystem Constraints and ProblemsEstablishing the Environment for Change

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Kennesaw, Georgia, USA