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Tables of Contents for Lean Six Sigma
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Part One. The Lean Six Sigma Value Proposition
1
78
Lean Six Sigma: Creating Breakthrough Profit Performance
3
12
The Roadmap to Higher Shareholder Value
4
4
The Lean Six Sigma Secret
8
1
The Lean Six Sigma Value Proposition
9
4
Lean Six Sigma and MRP
13
1
The Power Is in the Total Process
13
1
To Learn More
14
1
Six Sigma: The Power of Culture
15
18
Critical Success Factors for Six Sigma
17
6
Predicting Team Success, Preventing Team Failure
23
1
The Six Sigma Process and Improvement Tools
24
7
The Role of Six Sigma as a Metric
31
1
The Key Is in the Culture
32
1
Key Messages of Six Sigma
32
1
To Learn More
32
1
Lean Means Speed
33
28
Is This Lean?
34
1
The Essentials of Lean
35
1
The Lean Metric: Cycle Efficiency
36
13
Velocity of Any Process
49
2
Knowing Where to Focus: The 80/20 Rule
51
1
Using a Value Stream Map to Find the 20% Waste
51
5
The Major Lean Improvement Tools
56
3
The Lean Enterprise
59
1
Epilogue on Ford
59
1
The Laws of Lean Six Sigma
60
1
To Learn More
60
1
Creating Competitive Advantage with Lean Six Sigma
61
18
The Need for Executive Engagement
62
9
Value Stream Selection a la Warren Buffett
71
5
Competing with Lean Six Sigma
76
3
Part Two. The Lean Six Sigma Implementation Process
79
156
Initiation: Getting Commitment from Top Management
85
8
Laying the Groundwork
87
1
Leadership Engagement
87
5
The Next Moves
92
1
Infrastructure and Deployment Planning
93
24
Plan Components and Typical Timelines
94
2
The Detailed Deployment Plan
96
1
Process Focus
96
2
Organizational Structures
98
12
Measures
110
3
Rewards and Recognition
113
2
Infrastructure Tools
115
1
Completing the Deployment Plan
116
1
Kickoff: Establishing the Vision Company-Wide
117
8
Structure of the Transforming Event
118
1
CEO Presentation
119
1
Design Team Presentation
120
1
``Testimonials'' from Experienced Companies
120
1
Simulation
120
2
Launch Preparations
122
1
The Cascade of Transforming Events
122
1
Achieving a Company-Wide Vision
123
1
Only the Beginning
123
2
Selecting the Right People---and the Right Projects
125
32
Selecting Black Belt Resources
126
1
Selecting Projects
127
2
The Language of Project Selection
129
1
Who Does What
130
1
Diagnostic Processes for Project Identification
131
1
Top-Down Project Identification
132
12
Bottom-Up Project Identification
144
2
Grouping and Screening Ideas
146
2
Project Definition and Scoping
148
5
Final Project Selections
153
2
Projects Suitable for Lean Six Sigma
155
1
Selecting the Right Resources and Projects
156
1
Predicting and Improving Team Performance
157
10
Understanding Individual Performance
158
1
Preferred Team Roles as Predictors of Team Success or Failure
159
3
Applying Belbin's Research
162
1
The Importance of Team Leadership
163
2
Implications for Black Belt Training
165
2
Implementation: The DMAIC Improvement Process
167
15
The Context of Improvement
168
2
The DMAIC Process and Its Tools
170
3
A Walk Through DMAIC
173
4
Developing Focus: The DMAIC Filter
177
1
Big Gains with Simple Tools: Two Examples
178
3
Implications for Black Belt Training
181
1
Implementation: The DMAIC Tools
182
44
Define Tools
183
2
Measure Tools
185
14
Analyze Tools
199
4
Improve Tools
203
19
Control Tools
222
2
Using the Lean Six Sigma Tools
224
2
Institutionalizing Lean Six Sigma
226
9
Institutionalization
228
4
Planning for Each Business Unit Launch
232
1
The Executive's Role
232
2
Emphasizing the Ultimate Goals
234
1
Part Three. Leveraging Lean Six Sigma
235
74
Total Supply Chain Acceleration
237
33
Accelerating Your Internal Supply Chain
238
19
Extending the Enterprise to Suppliers
257
9
The Downstream Pull System
266
4
Lean Six Sigma Logistics
270
20
Inventory and Strategic Goals
271
2
Inventory and The Cost of Production
273
5
Fundamental Logistics Cost Drivers
278
2
Lean Manufacturing, Raw Materials, and Inventory Management
280
1
Implementing Lean Logistics
281
7
Challenges of Lean Logistics
288
2
Design for Lean Six Sigma
290
19
The Case for Applying Lean Six Sigma to the Design Process
292
4
Improving Design Velocity
296
7
Design for Lean Six Sigma
303
4
Final Thoughts on Lean Six Sigma and Product Development
307
2
Index
309
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