Look Forward Beyond Lean and Six Sigma

A Self-Perpetuating Enterprise Improvement Method

Robert Dirgo

226 pages, parution le 31/01/2006

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Résumé

This book introduces the Look Forward approach to continuous improvement (CI). Look Forward is a management approach to CI that fosters an environment that infuses CI into the very fabric of the organization. As a result, improvement is not an initiative or a project but rather a natural occurring event that is anticipated, expected and prevalent. Look Forward is not a substitute for Six Sigma, Lean or Theory of Constraints (TOC), but rather is a necessary complement to each of these in order to assure self-perpetuating improvement that is ingrained in the corporate culture. It, in turn, needs Six Sigma, Lean and TOC methodologies to be the fuel for the improvement engine that drives the company forward. Any business serious about improvement is going to consider Six Sigma, Lean and TOC in the overall scope of their operations and the unique benefits they bring to the table. This book shows that for unbeatable sustained improvement, Six Sigma, Lean and TOC need to be intertwined with the Look Forward methodology.

Key Features:

Helps you build a foundation within your business that will support a robust improvement management method
Includes an overview of Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints and how they can be used together by management for constant improvement
Provides the mechanics of the day-to-day execution of a synergistic continuous improvement management method
Features several case study examples that you can use to relate to your company
Promotes a corporate culture that will foster on-going, perpetual improvement throughout the organization without the necessity of intervention

L'auteur - Robert Dirgo

Robert Dirgo has over twenty-five years experience working in the steel and aerospace industries. Mr. Dirgo is currently Manager of Process Quality Assurance at Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation (ABSC). As one of the overseers of the continuous improvement effort, he was also one of the original management members that developed the Look Forward management method in 1996. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Master's degree in Statistics and has been certified by the American Society of Quality as a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Quality Engineer and a Certified Quality Auditor.

Sommaire

Foreword
Preface
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Web Added Value
Characteristics That Affect Improvement
An Overview of the Big Three Continuous Improvement Tools
Look Forward: Beyond the Continuous Improvement Tools
Resources
Bibliography
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	J. Ross
Auteur(s)	Robert Dirgo
Parution	31/01/2006
Nb. de pages	226
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	459g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781932159462
ISBN13	978-1-932159-46-2