| | |  | Lean Manufacturing | Home » » » » The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed | | | | | | | Description: | | Bestselling Lean Six Sigma author Michael George provides the first pocket guide for deployers of Lean Six Sigma The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook blends Lean and Six Sigma tools and concepts, providing expert advice on how to determine which tool within a "family" is best for different purposes. Packed with detailed examples and step-bystep instructions, it's the ideal handy reference guide to help Green and Black Belts make the transition from the classroom to the field. Features brief summaries and examples of the 70 most important tools in Lean Six Sigma, such as "Pull," "Heijunka," and "Control Charts" Groups tools by purpose and usage Offers a quick, easy reference on using the DMAIC improvement cycle Provides comprehensive coverage in a compact, portable format | | | Features: | |
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Michael L. George | | Paperback:
| 225 pages | | Publisher:
| McGraw-Hill | | Publication Date:
| August 01, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0071441190 | | Package Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 34 reviews |
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 Ideal SummaryJul 07, 2010
This is a Tool book, covering all of the essential tools required by Lean Manufacturing, Quality and Six Sigma practitioners. The authors pack maximum information into a trim 276 page pocket guide. The information is presented in a logical sequence, with a reasonable amount of context and application hints. The various statistical and process tools are covered. This is a well-written reference book for those who have learned the materials previously. It is not an introduction, history, study guide or textbook.
Highlights include chapter 9 on Reducing Lead Time and Non-Value Added Costs, the Kaizen quick improvement outline (p. 20), the Kano customer satisfaction grid (p. 64), the measurement selection matrix (p. 74), guidance on selecting a control chart (p. 123) and matrix plots for multiple regression (p. 171). If you're a quality/operations professional, this should be on your bookshelf.
industrial engineer have no fearFeb 11, 2010
great resource, easy to use. does not supplement actually learning the stuff, but if you know what your doing this will help. great for industrial engineers in school and in the workplace. i have used it in both instances.
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 Price?Nov 26, 2009
How come the Kindle version is more expensive than the paper one? It does not make sense Amazon!!!
Useful Reference for ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) ExamNov 03, 2009
"The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbox" covers nearly 100 "tools" related to Six Sigma. The authors (George, Rowlands, Price, and Maxey) cover each of these tools in a manner, and at a depth, well-suited for the CSSBB examination given by the American Society for Quality.
While not positioned/marketed as a CSSBB exam study guide, this book covers the "who/what/why/where/when/how" of the major Six Sigma concepts and tools. I used this book as one of my references in preparing for the ASQ CSSBB exam.
The DMAIC diagrams for each step in the Six Sigma framework provided in this book stand out as unique and especially useful. While this sounds generic and basic, it is actually difficult to find good, succinct, and specific diagrams that cover each of the DMAIC steps.
Other strong points in this publication include the coverage of MSA (Measurement Systems Analysis), control charts, hypothesis testing techniques, and summaries of the major statistical concepts covered in the CSSBB Body of Knowledge.
I highly recommend this book as a reference for Six Sigma practitioners and for individuals preparing to take the ASQ CSSBB examination.
 Great Refresher on Lean ToolsSep 25, 2009
Although my former company did not have a formal Lean Six Sigma program in place, we received many hours of training on lean tools for continuous improvement. I kept a copy of this book in my office to reference as needed. The authors do an excellent job in defining lean tool methodologies.
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