Step Up! Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement - In Your Business (Paperback)

Bryon L. Johnson

ISBN 10: 1456578898 / ISBN 13: 9781456578893

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

About this Item

Paperback. This workbook identifies those key elements of management support that are essential to create a culture of continuous improvement in a business setting, and then describes in four steps how to engage every employee: (1) Standardize Problem Solving, (2) Eliminate Waste, (3) Apply Lean Principles, (4) Fully Develop People. The application of these principles will create a business culture where everyone strives to make everything better. The principles included in the Step Up! system were derived from Six Sigma, Lean, the Theory of Constraints, research in the Quality Industry, and personal experience. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Step Up! Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement - In Your Business (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1456578898
• ISBN 13: 9781456578893
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This workbook identifies those key elements of management support that are essential to create a culture of continuous improvement in a business setting, and then describes in four steps how to engage every employee: (1) Standardize Problem Solving, (2) Eliminate Waste, (3) Apply Lean Principles, (4) Fully Develop People. The application of these principles will create a business culture where everyone strives to make everything better. The principles included in the Step Up! system were derived from Six Sigma, Lean, the Theory of Constraints, research in the Quality Industry, and personal experience.

About the Author

Bryon L. Johnson holds both a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a Master Lean Six Sigma Black Belt accredited by the American Society for Quality. He has a BA Degree from the University of Utah in Psychology, and has over 30 years management experience. He served in the United States Army as both an enlisted man and a commissioned United States Army Officer. He also served as a Shop Steward and a Union President before going into management. He has since served in many diverse positions to include: Team Leader, Acting Incoming Operations Supervisor, Acting Outgoing Operations Supervisor, Postmaster for the United States Postal Service in Park City Utah, Facilitator for the Rural Carriers Quality Improvement Team (northern Utah Wasatch Front area), Facilitator for the Management Improvement Team (State of Utah); Manager of Mail Operations for a large non-profit organization, Manager of Quality and Process Improvement for a large world-wide Distribution organization, and Manager of Operational Processing for the same Distribution organization. He now is employed as a management consultant.