This title applies the concepts of Lean Six Sigma to the service industry. These concepts were developed in the manufacturing industry and have not been widely applied in the service space. The book uses a story telling approach about a cruise line in financial trouble that achieves turn around with Lean Six Sigma. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 202. . 2012. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Lean Sigma Methods and Tools for Service Organizations: The Story of a Cruise Line Transformation (AGENCY/DISTRIBUTED)
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Publication Date: 2012
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1606494074
ISBN 13: 9781606494073
Binding: Soft cover
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Every business aspires to be competitive and profitable in its market. To do this, an organization needs to offer customers value propositions, which may be manifest in the product it produces or the service it provides. This in turn will create customer loyalty and growth. There are a number of organizational philosophies and strategies used by businesses to help accomplish this goal, among which are the concepts of Six Sigma and Lean. This book proposes to integrate the best practices from each of these philosophies and apply them to a customer-focused organization--a cruise ship--whose overriding mission is to deliver superior service to its customers. The authors demonstrate in this book how key components of both Six Sigma and Lean--such as identifying and removing defects, elimination of waste, metrics, speed of delivery, and the seamless integration of these concepts and practices throughout the operation--serve to enhance the kind of value propositions that customers recognize and that allow an organization to be successful.

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Allendale, MI; Chairperson and Professor of Management, Seidman College of Business; Grand Valley State University; Jaideep Motwani, PhD, is chairperson and professor of management at Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University, since

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