Lean Six Sigma Service Excellence: A Guide to Green Belt Certification and Bottom Line Improvement | by Gerald Taylor | 2009 | ISBN: 9781604270068. THE SIX SIGMA ANALYTICAL TOOL KIT. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. STRONG PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE SYSTEM. Lean Thinking for Service Excellence
Lean Six Sigma Service Excellence: A Guide to Green Belt Certification and Bottom Line Improvement
by Gerald Taylor
2009 (313 pages)
ISBN:9781604270068
Including real-world examples and skill-building exercises, this user-friendly guide provides an overview of Lean Six Sigma concepts, principles and tools, and step-by-step guidance on how to apply each of the relevant tools to practical situations.
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Lean Six Sigma Service Excellence—A Guide to Green Belt Certification and Bottom Line Improvement
Preface
In Keeping
Chapter 1 – The Quest for Productivity
WHAT IS PRODUCTIVITY?
PRODUCTIVITY AND GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS: OUTSOURCING
QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
THE COST OF POOR QUALITY
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND CORPORATE AMERICA
THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
THE BENEFITS OF THE QUALITY MOVEMENT IN CORPORATE AMERICA
THE QUALITY MOVEMENT IN AMERICA HAS DELIVERED ON ITS PROMISE
THE FOUNDATION OF THE QUALITY MOVEMENT IN AMERICA
CONCLUSION
Chapter 2 – It’s the Process!
PAYING THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR NOT BEING PROCESS PERFECT
IT’S THE PROCESS!
PROCESS VOCABULARY: A COMMON LANGUAGE
PROPERTIES OF A WELL-DESIGNED PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PROCESS DESIGN
CREATING CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 3 – The Voice of the Customer
OVERVIEW
WHAT IS THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER?
WHY FOCUS ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY?
PROPERTIES OF A WELL-DESIGNED CUSTOMER LOYALTY MODEL
HOW TO ASSESS THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER
ASSESSING THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER: AN ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER IMPORTANCE AND SATISFACTION
CONCLUSION
Chapter 4 – Analyzing Performance Variation
ANALYZING PERFORMANCE VARIATION
THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR PERFORMANCE VARIATION
WHAT IS PERFORMANCE VARIATION?
ANALYZING BASELINE PERFORMANCE: THE RUN CHART
COMMON CAUSE AND SPECIAL CAUSE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 5 – The Basic Six Sigma Tool Kit
OVERVIEW
THE SIX SIGMA ANALYTICAL TOOL KIT
STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL FOR SERVICE EXCELLENCE
CONCLUSION
Chapter 6 – Performance Metrics and Dashboards—Building Your Performance Measurement System
OVERVIEW
THE VALUE STREAM
THE HIDDEN FACTORY
MEASURING SERVICE QUALITY
MEASURING SERVICE EFFICIENCY
MEASURING SERVICE PRODUCTION
MEASURING OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
MEASURING COST EFFECTIVENESS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 7 – The Six Sigma Project Team
TEAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
HOW TO ESTABLISH A SIX SIGMA PROJECT TEAM
HOW TO SUPPORT SIX SIGMA PROJECT TEAMS
STAGES OF TEAM EVOLUTION
REMEDIES FOR THE PROBLEMS OF TEAM EVOLUTION
CONCLUSION
Chapter 8 – Six Sigma Soft Skills—Working with and through Others
OVERVIEW
SUCCESSFUL TEAM ATTRIBUTES
CONSENSUS BUILDING
GROUPTHINK
UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING CHANGE
CONCLUSION
Chapter 9 – Management by Fact—The DMAIC Approach to Performance Improvement
FIRE FIGHTING
WHAT IS MANAGEMENT BY FACT?
WHAT IS SIX SIGMA?
WHAT SIX SIGMA IS NOT
KEY SIX SIGMA CONCEPTS
FROM ROOT CAUSE TO PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT: PDCA
THE DMAIC PROCESS: A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO IMPROVEMENT
SIX SIGMA PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
CONCLUSION
Chapter 10 – Deploying Your Performance Excellence System
OVERVIEW
ATTRIBUTES OF A STRONG PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE SYSTEM
FOCUSING ON CORE OPERATING PROCESSES
INTEGRATING MEASUREMENTS
ELIMINATING NON-VALUE-ADDED TASKS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 11 – The Fundamentals of Lean Thinking for Service Excellence—Doing More with Less!
LEAN THINKING
WHAT IS LEAN?
VALUE: VALUE CREATION AND VALUE ADDED
MUDA: WASTE, WASTE, WASTE
VALUE STREAM MAPPING: ELIMINATING THE SIX SOURCES OF SERVICE MUDA
5S: GETTING YOUR SERVICE HOUSE IN ORDER
CONCLUSION
Chapter 12 – Lean Six Sigma Service Excellence—A Road Map to Green Belt Certification
OVERVIEW
LEAN SIX SIGMA SERVICE EXCELLENCE GREEN BELT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
TOOLS
Glossary
References
Appendix A – Chapter 4 Exercise Answers
RUN CHART CONSTRUCTION EXERCISE
RUN CHART ANALYSIS EXERCISES
Appendix B – Chapter 5 Exercise Answers
HISTOGRAM EXERCISE
CAUSE AND EFFECT DIAGRAM EXERCISE
SCATTER DIAGRAM EXERCISE
PARETO ANALYSIS EXERCISE
CONTROL CHART SELECTION EXERCISES
CONTROL CHART ANALYSIS EXERCISE
Appendix C – Additional Lean Six Sigma Tools and Methods
CORRELATION AND REGRESSION ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS: NET PRESENT VALUE, RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND PAYBACK PERIOD
DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS
NET PRESENT VALUE EXERCISE ANSWER
FINANCIAL IMPACT ANALYSIS EXERCISE ANSWER
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