Design for Lean Six Sigma: A Holistic Approach to Design and Innovation (Hardcover)

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Design for Lean Six Sigmais the only book that employs a "road-map" approach to DFSS, which allows corporate management to understand where they are in the process and to integrate DFSS methodology more fully into their overall business strategy. This is a similar approach to that used by Forrest Breyfogle in his successful book: "Implementing Six Sigma, 2E". This approach will allow corporate management to understand where they are in the process and to integrate DFSS methodology more fully into the overall business strategy. Another important aspect of this book is its coverage of DFSS implementation in a broad range of industries including service and manufacturing, plus the use of actual cases throughout.

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Industrial Engineering/Quality Control

A road map for successful deployment of DFLSS within any organization and for any product or service

Here is a unique approach to Design for Lean Six Sigma (DFLSS). First, it offers readers a structured road map with descriptions of the essential concepts, tools, and techniques for design in an engineering and a service context. Second, it combines the important concepts of Design for Six Sigma, an approach that reduces operational variation and defects, with concepts of Lean, an approach that helps eliminate waste and shortens cycle time. The result is Design for Lean Six Sigma (DFLSS), the integration of two exceptional forces in order to fuel any organization's drive for operational excellence, innovation, world-class quality, and growth.

The two authors are Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belts. Their advice is based on many years of hands-on experience advising and assisting organizations in implementing successful DFLSS strategies. With the aid of numerous illustrations and actual case studies, these authors help you:

• Understand and systematically deploy DFLSS methodologies

• Reduce development time and unanticipated setbacks

• Bring innovative, market-driven products to market

• Minimize complexity while developing flexible, modular designs

• Maximize robustness to avoid functional failures

• Maximize return on investment by effectively integrating processes, knowledge, and people

Whether your organization produces a product or a service, you can depend on this book's holistic approach to DFLSS to energize your organization's innovation process and perfect its ability to develop and introduce new products and services.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470007516
• ISBN-13: 978-0470007518
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #620,756 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Reese peanut butter cup for Lean Design in any industry.., April 16, 2009

By	L. D. Adanti - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those looking for the roadmap to link the waste elimination and cycle time reduction of LEAN with the proven robust concepts of DFSS....look no further! Whether your oranization produces a product, service or BOTH, this is the primer on DFLSS...Design for Lean Six Sigma. In less than 300 pages you are taken from Innovation to Robustness via LEAN, TRIZ, Axiomatic Design and yes Taguchi. The authors do an outstanding job of weaving Manufacturing and Transactional Case Studies along the way...

An important read to take all forms of "Operational Excellence" to the next level..