About 80% of the industrialized world has not taken advantage of Six Sigma techniques to improve productivity and profit. These small and mid-sized corporations can benefit from Six Sigma methods but are struggling with how to deploy them on the scale suitable for their organizations. This book explains the leadership, strategy, execution, integration, alignment, and performance measurement issues that are universal to all organizations deploying Six Sigma, and then shows you how they can be applied successfully in small and mid-size organizations.
Many books cover the statistical tools in detail, but focus on their use exclusively in large multinational companies. With models, hands-on techniques, and a framework for Six Sigma success in smaller organization, this book shows you how to retrofit Six Sigma to meet the requirements and constraints of your organization, whatever its size. Six Sigma for Small and Mid-Sized Organizations is a practical executive Six Sigma cookbook and “give me the answers quick” guide that provides a structured roadmap to success. It makes the power of Six Sigma so user friendly that any size organization can access and benefit from it.
Preface
The Authors
Acknowledgments
Web Added ValueTM
Chapter 1. : Six Sigma Takes Hold
Chapter 2. : Six Sigma for Small & Mid-Sized Organizations
Chapter 3. : Six Sigma Leadership and Deployment
Chapter 4. : Implementing Six Sigma: The Realities of DMAIC
Chapter 5. : Transactional Six Sigma and Beyond
Chapter 6. : Strategy Deployment and Project Selection
Chapter 7. : Mentoring and Individual Project Management
Chapter 8. : Six Sigma Begins and Ends with Performance Measurement
Chapter 9. : Integrating Lean/Six Sigma and More
Chapter 10. : Delivering the Goods
Appendix. Scaleable Six SigmaTM Generic Implementation Plan
Index
