Lean Six Sigma and Minitab (5th Edition): The Complete Toolbox Guide for Business Improvement - Softcover

Quentin Brook

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995789908 ISBN 13: 9780995789906

Publisher: OPEX Resources Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

**Fifth Edition: Updated for Minitab 18, more tools, improved graphics**

This Lean Six Sigma and Minitab guide explains Lean Six Sigma in a down-to-earth and practical format, and provides detailed Minitab instructions and screenshots throughout. Now in its 5th edition with over 150,000 copies sold, this Lean Six Sigma book is firmly established as the practical guide for business improvement professionals worldwide. The guide includes:

Over 140 Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques.

Logical routemaps through the Six Sigma DMAIC flow.

Detailed Minitab instructions and screenshots.

Clear diagrams and explanations.

Easy-to-navigate format with DMAIC tabs.

Interactive examples with free data files and templates.

Who should use this book?

Lean Six Sigma trainees - if you're going on training, you need this book!.

Improvement practitioners delivering real life Six Sigma projects.

Project Sponsors overseeing Six Sigma projects.

Senior managers requiring an introduction to Lean and Six Sigma.

It's refreshing to see a book aimed for those actually using the tools and techniques of Six Sigma.

Six Sigma Today Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3, 2004

Not only useful for Six Sigma practitioners but also for anyone involved in quality management, as well as for academic students.

The TQM Magazine, Volume 17 Issue 1, 2005

A one-stop-shop for all the tools a practitioner might need. In all, it's a solid companion for any Lean Six Sigma practitioner.

Quality World Magazine, Volume 37, Issue 2, 2011

About this title

About the Author

Quentin Brook is a trainer, consultant and bestselling author in the field of process improvement techniques, specifically Lean and Six Sigma.

In 2004, he wrote the first edition of 'Lean Six Sigma and Minitab'. Now in its fifth edition (Sept 2017), this publication has become a bestseller for process improvement professionals, with over 150,000 copies sold worldwide.

Quentin Brook is the Managing Director of OPEX Resources, the publisher of 'Lean Six Sigma and Minitab', and a provider of process improvement support tools, training and consultancy.

Having graduated from the University of Bath (UK) in 1994 with a 1st Class Engineering and Management degree, Quentin developed his experience of statistical quality tools in the automotive industry of Detroit and aerospace industry of the UK.

Quentin lives in Winchester, United Kingdom.

From the Back Cover

The No. 1 bestselling guide for business improvement professionals

This down-to-earth, easy-to-use guide is an essential companion for all Six Sigma practitioners from beginners through to Master Black Belts, and has sold over 150,000 copies sold worldwide. Packed with:

Over 140 key tools and techniques.

Logical routemaps through DMAIC and clear diagrams.

Detailed Minitab instructions and screenshots.

Easy-to-navigate format.

Interactive examples with data files and templates to download

A must have reference for anyone that uses Minitab. Buy this before you take your Black Belt or Green Belt course. Stephen Morley, Amazon.com

It's an excellent reference book, I wish I knew about it years ago President, Gilles Belanger & Associates Inc.

Well organized and easy to understand. I always have this handy for a quick reference. Rodney E. Graham, Tustin, USA

From the Inside Flap

Welcome to the 5th Edition of Lean SixSigma and Minitab. With over 150,000 copies sold and apractical, structured approach, it has become theguide of choice for business improvement professionals worldwide.

OPEX Resources are a specialist provider of practical,easy-to-use operational excellence books and support tools. Our flagship publication is this LeanSix Sigma and Minitab guide, but we also provide a range ofcustomised, multi-lingual and sector-specific books. These all provide clear,concise explanations in an easy-to-use format.They go beyond the traditional improvement textbooks and 'refresher'guides, and are used to truly support the transition from classroom to livebusiness improvement projects.

This book is only part of an overall package; it iscomplemented by a range of extra resources to support its use both in atraining environment and day-to-day operations, including:

Free Tool Finder app(Android and iOS).

Free datafiles and templates for all examples.

Freecustomised Minitab menu.

Free trainingmaterials and slides.

Monthly newsletters, offers and articles.

A facilitated LinkedIn group for readers

Edition details

• Publisher: OPEX Resources Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995789908
• ISBN 13: 9780995789906
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 314