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Ron Basu (Editor), J. Nevan Wright (Editor)
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January 31, 2003 0750655615 978-0750655613 1
Six Sigma is a data-driven management system with near-perfect performance that is a statistical target of operating with no more that 3.4 defects per one million chances. Six sigma has both created avid interest and raised concerns among executives and its practioners. This is all very well for multinationals like Motorola or General Electric but how can it help small and medium-sized enterprises or the service industry? How do you ensure that solutions stick? Quality Beyond Six Sigma responds to this challenge and provides a practical implementation of the issues of Six Sigma, Lean Enterprise and Total Quality and aligns the 'hard' sigma message with the softer sustainable 'strategic issues'. The result is FIT SIGMA.

The authors utilize major and minor case studies to support principles and learnings of FIT SIGMA and include review examples and self-assessment that underpin the sustainable process. The three major case studies are contributed by General Electric, Dow Chemical and Seagate Technology.

Senior Executives and Managers of organizations of all types and sizes, Management Consultants and Students of all disciplines will find this book a stimulating guide to quality and operational excellence.

*Provides a practical approach of FIT SIGMA
*Supported by case studies and phased action plans
*Focuses on all functions, manufacturing or service, for any size of business

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" Unilever has always subscribed to and practised the concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM) and Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM). 'Quality Beyond Six Sigma' provides a practical framework for building
on TQM and TPM using the statistical approach of Six Sigma so as to comfortably 'fit' any size or type of organisation."

- Richard Greenhalgh
Chairman, Unilever UK and President, British Quality Foundation

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FIT SIGMA through major and minor case studies

Product Details

  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (January 31, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0750655615
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750655613
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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First Sentence:
This chapter considers the world of change and the need for organizations to be aware of the factors required to sustain competitive advantage from the introduction of change programmes. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
learning deployment, deployment programme, flow process chart, programme leader, manufacturing solutions, senior management review, six sigma, whole systems approach
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Black Belts, Lean Sigma, Green Belts, Terms of Reference, Executive Steering Committee, Allied Signal, Jack Welch, Seagate Technology, Activity Six, European Foundation of Quality Management, Air Academy, American Express, Bob Galvin, Edwards Deming
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