Title: The Ultimate Improvement Cycle: Maximizing Profits through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma & TOC Author: Bob Sproull ISBN: 1420090348 / 9781420090345 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 288 Publisher: Productivity Press Year: 2009 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
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Contents
The Ultimate Improvement Cycle: Maximizing Profits through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints show you how to draw the best from Lean and Six Sigma by employing principles drawn from the Theory of Constraints. This approach will ensure that your effort is focused in the right place, at the right time, using the right tools, and the right amount of resources. This multi-pronged approach addresses cost accounting, variation, waste, and performance measurements. But most importantly, it focuses your organization on the right areas to optimize.Applying years of hands-on work in many environments, Bob Sproull has developed a unique proven method that capitalizes on a time-release formula for evoking the key tools that improvement requires. He shows you how to take advantage of the cyclical nature of improvement to implement change that is perpetually effective, and his approach does not require more resources than you have on hand. Although originally developed in manufacturing, the UIC works equally well in any environment whether it be manufacturing or service-oriented, including Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM).
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 : The Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints (TOC) Chapter 2 : Introducing The Ultimate Improvement Cycle (UIC) Chapter 3 : The Value Stream, a Scheduling System, and Performance Metrics Chapter 4 : Finding Waste in The Constraint Chapter 5 : Reducing Variation and Defects Chapter 6 : Exploiting The Current Constraint Chapter 7 : Reducing Waste and Variation in the Current Constraint Chapter 8 : Subordinating Nonconstraints to the Current Constraint Chapter 9 : Line Balancing and Flow Optimization Chapter 10 : Optimizing the Constraint Buffer and Pulling in the Constraint Chapter 11 : Elevating the Constraint and Implementing Protective Controls Chapter 12 : Breaking the Current Current Constraint Chapter 13 : Sustaining the Gains With Protective Controls Chapter 14 : System Constraints and Problems Chapter 15 : Establishing the Environment for Change
Endnotes
About the Author