The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More With Less (Hardcover)

Mark O. George

ISBN 10: 0470539577 / ISBN 13: 9780470539576

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2010

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Hardcover. Create New Profits in Any Economy In this difficult economic climate, it's vital to cut waste that can eat at a company's bottom line and boost efficiency at every organizational level. The traditional business solution in a crisis is to slash away non-critical talent and resources, often doing more harm than good. There is a far better systematic approach to doing more with less. As a leading expert on Lean Six Sigma and business transformation, with a deep knowledge of its application in countless areas of business, author Mark George can help you use Lean Six Sigma to analyze your operational needs, identify high-impact opportunities, design and rapidly implement solutions, and create a system that will build efficiency and high performance in every area of your business. The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less can help you: Improve operating margins by as much as 20%, ROIC by as much as 10%, and reduce the costs of goods sold by as much as 5% or moreCreate "cost intelligence" that uncovers root causes allowing cost reductions without jeopardizing customer service levels and qualityUse enterprise speed, agility, and flexibility to drive step-change reductions in cost and enable competitive advantageIdentify and eliminate the costs of complexity in your businessSupercharge your legacy Six Sigma program, improving speed to results, increasing project values, and shortening completion times With case examples from a wide array of industry, encompassing decades of experience implementing Lean Six Sigma in every economic climate, in companies of every size, The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less will give your business an intelligent edge in lean times. Cut costs, reduce waste, and stay competitive with Lean SixSigma These days, enterprises need to reduce operating costs asquickly as possible without compromising quality and customerservice levels. In the last ten years, business leaders haverecognized Lean Six Sigma as one of the most valuable methodologiesfor realizing this goal. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More With Less (Hardcover)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470539577
• ISBN 13: 9780470539576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Create New Profits in Any Economy

In this difficult economic climate, it's vital to cut waste that can eat at a company's bottom line and boost efficiency at every organizational level. The traditional business solution in a crisis is to slash away non-critical talent and resources, often doing more harm than good. There is a far better systematic approach to doing more with less.

As a leading expert on Lean Six Sigma and business transformation, with a deep knowledge of its application in countless areas of business, author Mark George can help you use Lean Six Sigma to analyze your operational needs, identify high-impact opportunities, design and rapidly implement solutions, and create a system that will build efficiency and high performance in every area of your business. The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less can help you:

• Improve operating margins by as much as 20%, ROIC by as much as 10%, and reduce the costs of goods sold by as much as 5% or more
• Create "cost intelligence" that uncovers root causes allowing cost reductions without jeopardizing customer service levels and quality
• Use enterprise speed, agility, and flexibility to drive step-change reductions in cost and enable competitive advantage
• Identify and eliminate the costs of complexity in your business
• Supercharge your legacy Six Sigma program, improving speed to results, increasing project values, and shortening completion times

With case examples from a wide array of industry, encompassing decades of experience implementing Lean Six Sigma in every economic climate, in companies of every size, The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less will give your business an intelligent edge in lean times.

About the Author

MARK O. GEORGE is a Senior Executive at Accenture and is the Global Offering Group leader for Operations Consulting in the Process and Innovation Performance service line. Mark has designed and supported dozens of enterprise transformation initiatives for Fortune 500 and 1000 companies that have delivered hundreds of millions in economic profit. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company with more than 186,000 people serving clients in over 120 countries, the company generated net revenues of $23.39 billion for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2008. Its home page is www.accenture.com.