The Lean Six Sigma Deployment Memory Jogger

Easily understand and remember the tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) with this uncomplicated, illustrative, visual learning Memory Jogger from GOAL/QPC. This full color Memory Jogger is organized around the lean principles:

Lean Six Sigma Introduction

Problem Solving

Define Value

Observe the Entire Value Stream

Make Value-Added Steps Flow

Let Customers Pull

Pursue Perfection

This second edition version 5 published in 2020 explains over 30 key LSS tools categorized by lean principle in the GOAL/QPC proven format of What is it? Why use it? How do I do it? with worked examples throughout the book. These tools include

Value Streams, Process Maps, SIPOC, Spaghetti Diagram, Takt Time

Visual Management, 5S, Mistake Proofing, Standard Work

One-Piece Flow, Cellular Layout, Line Balancing, SMED, TPM

Kanban, Reflection (Hansei), Practice Sharing (Yokoten)

Aligned with the body of knowledge from ASQ, SME, AME and Shingo Prize Lean Certification this non-statistical reference pocket guide will be well received as an excellent support tool within an entity seeking to deploy LSS is a sustainable way across the organization

GOAL/QPC can also design custom covers for this Memory Jogger to match your company colors and branding and support your LSS deployment by including a message from your entity executives about the importance of the initiative to your organization

(Memory Joggers are available in two standard sizes. The pocket size is 3.5" x 5.5" and the desktop size, with a larger font, is 5" x 7". This page is for the 3.5" x 5.5" pocket size version. The desktop size can be found by clicking on See all formats and editions at the top of this page and then clicking on the arrow > in front of Spiral-bound, or by searching for the ISBN, 978-1-57681-233-4)

Jaime Villafuerte has 20 years of experience in the strategic and tactical deployment of continuous improvement in 17 countries. He is a Lean Six Sigma Director at Jabil, Inc., where he leads the development and deployment of Lean Six Sigma transformation reaching 165,000+ employees in 33 countries. This includes designing learning solutions, developing the competencies of Kaizen Regional and Site Lean managers and authoring new training courses.

Jaime is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Lean Gold Certified by SME, AME and Shingo Prize. He has served as a Baldrige National Award Examiner in 2010. Jaime is an Executive MBA candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the author of The Lean Six Sigma Deployment Memory Jogger and Creating a Kaizen Culture: Align the Organization, Achieve Breakthrough Results, and Sustain the Gains.

GOAL/QPC

Since 1995 GOAL/QPC has been a leader in the world of Quality Management. GOAL/QPC's concisely written pocket guides, known as Memory Joggers, enable people at all organizational levels to learn and apply tools, methods and processes that are critically needed to attain world-class organizational excellence. With over 12M copies in circulation, our customers value our Memory Joggers as stand-alone learning resources or for use in a training environment. Made popular with our trademark format of "What is it, What does it do, How do I do it?" , published in a pocket sized spiral binding, users can quickly find and acquire knowledge and insight from the leading edge book content.