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Taylor & Francis The New Beginning A Business Novel on How to Successfully Implement the Combination of The Theory of Constraints Lean and Six Sigma to Drive Profit Margins
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Taylor & Francis Using the ISO 56002 Innovation Management System
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Taylor & Francis Preventing Industrial Accidents
Herbert William Heinrich has been one of the most influential safety pioneers. His work from the 1930s/1940s affects much of what is done in safety today â for better and worse. Heinrichâs work is debated and heavily critiqued by some, while others defend it with zeal. Interestingly, few people who discuss the ideas have ever read his work or looked into its backgrounds; most do so based on hearsay, secondary sources, or mere opinion. One reason for this is that Heinrichâs work has been out of print for decades: it is notoriously hard to find, and quality biographical information is hard to get.Based on some serious safety archaeology, which provided access to many of Heinrichâs original papers, books, and rather rich biographical information, this book aims to fill this gap. It deals with the life and work of Heinrich, the context he worked in, and his influences and legacy. The book defines the main themes in Heinrichâs work and discusses them, paying attention to their ori
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Facilitating Rapid Process Improvement Workshops The SelfStudy Guide for Lean Leaders
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean Problem Solving and QC Tools for Industrial Engineers
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Evolutionary Computation with Intelligent Systems
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Developing Managerial Competence
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Managing and Implementing Quality Framework Techniques and Cases
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Measuring Business Excellence 21 Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies
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Taylor & Francis Effecting a Quality Change
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Taylor & Francis Situating Global Resistance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Monitoring Bathing Waters A Practical Guide to the Design and Implementation of Assessments and Monitoring Programmes World Health Organization S
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Quality Costing
Book SynopsisQuality costs help to show the importance of quality-related activities to management; they demonstrate the cost of non-quality to an organization; they track the causes and effects of the problem, enabling the working out of solutions using quality improvement teams, and then monitoring progress. As a technique in the introduction and development of TQM, quality costing is a powerful tool for enhancing a company's effectiveness. Quality Costing provides pragmatic advice on how to set about introducing and developing a quality costing system and using the data that emerges. This third edition (strengthened by additional data from a range of organizations) provides sound practical guidance on how to define, identify, collect, measure, analyse, report and use quality costs. This established text has proved invaluable to managers and quality professionals, students and academics alike - the new edition ensures its continued position as the leading book in the field.Trade Review'... provides pragmatic advice on how to set about introducing and developing a quality costing system and using the data that emerges.' Commerce and Industry, February 2000Table of ContentsContents: Structure of the book. Part I Explaining Quality Costing: The role of quality costing in total quality management; Quality costing - background; Definitions of quality costs; Collection of quality costs; Reporting of quality costs; Uses of quality costs. Part II Case Studies: Case study, company 1; Case study, company 2; Case study, company 3; Case study, company 4; Case study, company 5; Case study, company 6. Part III Conclusion: Setting-up a quality costing system; Index.
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Taylor & Francis The Organizational Measurement Manual
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Six Sigma SPC and TQM in Manufacturing and Services
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Quality Audit for ISO 9001
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Taylor & Francis Six Sigma in HR Transformation
Book SynopsisIn the business world, especially in manufacturing or quality management, the term Six Sigma usually refers to a set of tools and methodologies developed by Motorola to improve processes by eliminating defects. So why should the HR professional care what Six Sigma is or how it can be applied in the HR function? According to the specialists at Orion Partners, there are ten key reasons: * to create excellence in process delivery; * to reduce defects; * to increase efficiency; * to create a quality focused mindset; * to benefit from best practice; * to bring clarity to the processes of HR; * to use a structured scientific approach; * to speak the same language and improve communication; * to gain control over your processes; * and to strengthen your business case. Mircea Albeanu and Ian Hunter explain some of the basic concepts to show how applying Six Sigma tools and methodologies can be used to manage the practical challenges of improving HR operations to meet your organization's expTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Six Sigma teams, projects and techniques; Six Sigma methodologies; Lessons learned from delivering high impact Six Sigma projects; Appendices; Further reading.
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Taylor & Francis Enterprise Growth Strategy
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Taylor & Francis Applying Lean Six Sigma in the Pharmaceutical Industry
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Taylor & Francis Total Quality Management in Education
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Quality Institute of Management Diploma S
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Taylor & Francis Total Quality Management A pictorial guide for managers Pictorial Guides
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pocket Guide to TQM Mini Pictorial Guides
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Effective Management of Benchmarking Projects
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Quality Assurance And The Law
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Quality Issues in Heritage Visitor Attractions
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Taylor & Francis Total Organizational Excellence Achieving Worldclass Performance
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Taylor & Francis Quality Management Essentials
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Six Sigma Deployment
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Taylor & Francis The Benchmarking Book Best Practice for Quality Managers and Practitioners
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Globalization and Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry
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Taylor & Francis Project Success and Quality
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CRC Press Quality Assurance for the Food Industry
Book SynopsisFood companies, regardless of their size and scope, understand that it is impossible to establish a single division devoted to quality, as quality is the responsibility and purpose of every company employee. Applying this theory demands the cooperation of each employee and an understanding of the methodology necessary to establish, implement, and evaluate a Quality Assurance program.Quality Assurance for the Food Industry: A Practical Approach provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of quality assurance. It identifies the basic concepts and principles behind Total Quality Management and presents examples of Quality Assurance programs that can be applied to the food industry using simple, proven formats. The author discusses the role of Quality Assurance in product manufacturing, emphasizing the need for interactions among an organization's Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Product Development, Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Affairs departments. He analyzes the characteriTable of ContentsIntroduction. Concepts. Total quality management. Quality assurance. Ingredient specifications and quality of the final product. Statistical methods for quality control in the food industry. Product manufacturing audits. Food plant sanitation/good manufacturing practice audits. Product audits.Hazard analysis and critical control point. Glossary of terms.Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Developing an ISO 13485Certified Quality
Book SynopsisDeveloping an ISO 13485-Certified Quality Management System: An Implementation Guide for the Medical-Device Industry details the lessons learned from a real-world project focusing on building an ISO 13485:2016 Quality Management System (QMS) from scratch and then having it officially certified. It is a practical guide to building or improving your existing QMS with tried and tested solutions. The book takes a hands-on approachfirst teaching the top 25 lessons to know before starting to develop a QMS and then walking you through the process of writing the quality manual and the standard operating procedures, training the staff on the QMS, organizing an internal audit, executing a management review, and finally passing the necessary external audits and obtaining certification. It helps you to progress from one task to the next and provides all the essential information to accomplish each task as quickly and efficiently as possible. It does not attempt to rTable of Contents1: About this book 2: Introduction 3: What to know before getting started 4: Getting started 5: Writing the quality manual 6: Writing the Standard Operating Procedures 7: QMS documentation (SOP-1) 8: CAPA, monitoring & improvement (SOP-2) 9: Infrastructure (SOP-3) 10: Human resources (SOP-4) 11: Suppliers & distributors (SOP-5) 12: Auditing (SOP-6) 13: Communication, marketing & sales (SOP-7) 14: Risk management (SOP-8) 15: Clinical evidence (SOP-9) 16: Product realization (SOP-10) 17: Regulatory affairs (SOP-11) 18: Post-market surveillance (SOP-12) 19: Finalizing all the SOPs 20: Writing templates, forms, records, and registries 21: Writing meeting agendas and minutes 22: QMS software validation 23: The launch 24: Training 25: Document review 26: Audits 27: Management review 28: Certification 29: Business as usual 30: What to know when you are up and running 31: Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd 77 Pillars of Quality and the Pursuit of
Book SynopsisThis book offers a basic and practical guide for a manager, quality practitioner, or anyone interested in learning and understanding the fundamental principles, concepts, tools, and techniques of quality management and process improvement. This book enables managers to have a strong foundation for effective management and improvement of operations. It strengthens quality practitionersâ approach to people, products, or services and process improvement, to influence without authority. It provides practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary concepts of quality, guiding principles, and quality tools and techniques and on successfully implementing them. It helps enhance how practitioners perform their work and inspires them to strive for excellence.The book begins with an introduction and an overview of quality, followed by listing and explaining the selected 77 pillars (basic principles, concepts, and tools) of quality, grouped under the themes of quality, Six Sigma, and Lean Management. It examines the logical understanding of these pillars and how to implement them, providing practical examples and beneficial real case studies. The stories are based on the learning and practical experience of the authorâa certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, a quality manager, and a university lecturer.This book benefits employees, partners, and customers of any organization, offering a great reference for practitioners and academics alike. It serves as a call to reflect on basic quality pillars first, before embarking on a quality improvement journey. It provides a solid foundation for managers and practitioners to exceed their customersâ expectations and excel in managing their business operations.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbookupdated for the
Book SynopsisCompletely revised to align with ISO 9001:2015, this handbook has been the bible for users of ISO 9001 since 1994, helping organizations get certified and increase the quality of their outputs.Whether you are an experienced professional, a novice, or a quality management student or researcher, this is a crucial addition to your bookshelf. The various ways in which requirements are interpreted and applied are discussed using published definitions, reasoned arguments and practical examples. Packed with insights into how the standard has been used, misused and misunderstood, ISO 9000 Quality Systems Handbook will help you to decide if ISO 9001 certification is right for your company and will gently guide you through the terminology, requirements and implementation of practices to enhance performance.Matched to the revised structure of the 2015 standard, with clause numbers included for ease of reference, the book also includes: GraphicTrade ReviewDavid Hoyle's latest work on this ISO 9000 Handbook once again "cracks the code", encrypted by the ISO TC 176 authors and offers, actionable, pragmatic advice for users and quality practitioners around the World on how to understand and effect the ISO 9000 family of documents. With so many competing publications on the subject, this 7th edition should be the essential, go-to handbook for quality professionals seeking to understand and benefit from an ISO 9001 modeled quality system. Sidney Vianna, Management System Professional, DNV GL, USA. A must-have for anyone tasked with facilitating the creation and delivery of value to stakeholders, David Hoyle's staggeringly powerful latest edition of Quality Systems Handbook expertly and thoroughly demystifies the updated ISO 9000 Standards. An indispensable tool for managing quality and successful Certification. John Colebrook, Director, Enhanced Operating Systems Ltd, New Zealand. A valuable resource that explores salient concepts arising from the ISO 9001:2015 standard in an unambiguous manner. David Hoyle using his inimitable step by step approach demonstrates the applicability of quality management standard to any organisational context.This book is definitely recommended reading for both academics and business leaders seeking to gain an in depth understanding of quality management systems. Dr Lowellyne James, Lecturer in Quality Management, Robert Gordon University, IEMA Certificate in Sustainability Strategy Programme Leader, Scotland. To be up-to-date with the latest in ISO 9000 Quality Systems (ISO9000:2015), this is the definitive guide to refer to. David Hoyle’s 7th edition stays true to its purpose of ensuring interpreting the Standard, comprehensible. Christopher Seow, Visiting Lecturer "Six Sigma for Managers" Cass Business School, City, University of London, UK. David Hoyle pulls no punches in this very comprehensive seventh edition of his ISO 9000 Handbook. Whether you are a scholar, business executive, quality manager, consultant or a Certification Body, this book is for you. He goes out of his way to change the misconception of what the ISO 9001:2015 standard is really all about. He meticulously explains that it is aimed at improved performance and not just a set of requirements for compliance. David convinces the reader that Quality should be managed as an integral part of every business. Paul Harding, Managing Director, South African Quality Institute, South Africa. Yet again David Hoyle has produced another excellent book that explains the new standard and its requirements in straightforward terms. It is the book we have all been waiting for that will help us implement the new Standard and will become the new bible for quality management Systems. If you follow the advice in Hoyle’s book you will not have any issues when the auditor arrives at your door. It is suitable for all people involved in the standard from company directors who need to know more about their responsibilities to experienced and busy Quality Managers who need to implement and inform others about the changes. Rhian Newton, HSEQ Manager, Morgan Advanced Materials, UK. The book does a great job of showing how a quality system built to the principles of ISO 9000 and conforming to the new ISO 9001:2015 requirements can be an integral part of leadership's strategic approach to running the business versus letting a quality management system operate in a silo.The book explores and explains the ISO9001:2015 requirements in a way that is easy to follow yet at the same time deep and meaningful especially for those new concepts and requirements such as leadership, context of the organization and managing risk. This feels like a book I'll keep referring to for many years to come. Richard Allan, Director, Quality Assurance, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, UK. Table of ContentsContents Preface to the Seventh Edition Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Putting ISO 9001 in context Chapter 2 Comparison between 2008 and 2015 editions Chapter 3 How the 2015 version has changed misconceptions Key messages from Part 1 Part 2 Anatomy and use of the standards Chapter 4 The ISO 9000 family of standards Chapter 5 A practical guide to using these standards Key messages from part 2 Part 3 Terminology Chapter 6 Quality Chapter 7 Requirements Chapter 8 Management System Chapter 9 Process and the process approach Chapter 10 Risk and opportunity Chapter 11 Interested parties and stakeholders Key messages from Part 3 Part 4 Context of the organization Chapter 12 Understanding the organization and its context Chapter 13 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties Chapter 14 Scope of the quality management system Chapter 15 Quality management system Chapter 16 Processes needed for the QMS Key messages from Part 4 Part 5 Leadership Chapter 17 Leadership and commitment Chapter 18 Customer focus Chapter 19 Policy Chapter 20 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities Key messages from Part 5 Part 6 Planning Chapter 21 Actions to address risks and opportunities Chapter 22 Quality objectives and planning to achieve them Chapter 23 Planning of changes Key messages from Part 6 Part 7 Support Chapter 24 People Chapter 25 Infrastructure Chapter 26 Environment for the operation of processes Chapter 27 Monitoring and measuring resources Chapter 28 Organizational knowledge Chapter 29 Competence Chapter 30 Awareness Chapter 31 Communication Chapter 32 Documented information Key messages from Part 7 Part 8 Operation Chapter 33 Operational planning and control Chapter 34 Customer communication Chapter 35 Requirements for products and services Chapter 36 Review of requirements for products and services Chapter 37 Design and development planning Chapter 38 Design and development inputs Chapter 39 Design and development controls Chapter 40 Design and development outputs Chapter 41 Design and development changes Chapter 42 Control of externally provided processes, products and services Chapter 43 Evaluation, selection and monitoring of external providers Chapter 44 Information for external providers Chapter 45 Control of production and service provision Chapter 46 Identification and traceability Chapter 47 Property belonging to external providers Chapter 48 Preservation of process outputs Chapter 49 Control of changes Chapter 50 Release, delivery and post-delivery of products and services Chapter 51 Control of nonconforming outputs Key messages from Part 8 Part 9 Performance evaluation Chapter 52 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation Chapter 53 Customer satisfaction Chapter 54 Analysis and evaluation Chapter 55 Internal audit Chapter 56 Management review Key messages from Part 9 Part 10 Improvement Chapter 57 Determining and selecting opportunities for improvement Chapter 58 Nonconformity and corrective action Chapter 59 Continual improvement of the QMS Key messages from Part 10 Appendices A Common Acronyms B Glossary of terms Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean in Agriculture
Book SynopsisResponding to a recent surge in interest and application, this book is the first to comprehensively address how Lean thinking and tools can be implemented in agriculture and agribusiness. This tactical guide breaks down barriers, clearly depicting how improvement techniques originally developed for factories can derive the same powerful results on farms.Expert Lean farming consultants, Susanne Pejstrup and Vibeke Fladkjaer Nielsen, present these methods in a clear, easy-to-read style, accessible to farmers all over the world. Case studies from multiple farm types including crops, pigs and dairy cattle demonstrate how respect for people, continuous improvement, and visual management techniques can improve resilience and profitability on the farm. Richly illustrated, Lean in Agriculture appeals not only to farmers, but to farm workers, food processing companies, veterinarians, consultants and other stakeholders in the agribusiness sector.Key Features: Table of ContentsChapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3: The five Lean Principles. Chapter 4: The Eight Wastes of Lean. Chapter 5: Involve your employees. Chapter 6: that is How You Work with goals. Chapter 7: Tools. Chapter 8: How to Implement Lean at your Farm. Chapter 9: Examples of Lean. Chapter 10: Dictionary. Chapter 11: References.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Six Sigma in HR Transformation
In the business world, especially in manufacturing or quality management, the term Six Sigma usually refers to a set of tools and methodologies developed by Motorola to improve processes by eliminating defects. So why should the HR professional care what Six Sigma is or how it can be applied in the HR function? According to the specialists at Orion Partners, there are ten key reasons: to create excellence in process delivery; to reduce defects; to increase efficiency; to create a quality focused mindset; to benefit from best practice; to bring clarity to the processes of HR; to use a structured scientific approach; to speak the same language and improve communication; to gain control over your processes; and to strengthen your business case. Mircea Albeanu and Ian Hunter explain some of the basic concepts to show how applying Six Sigma tools and methodologies can be used to manage the practical challenges of improving HR operations to meet your organization''s expe
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Quality Standards for Highly Effective Government
Book SynopsisQuality Standards for Highly Effective Government, Second Edition establishes a new normal in government that will ultimately reinvent the practice of democratic government. The principal catalyst for this change will be the adoption of auditable quality standards within every government entitybased on efficiency, effectiveness, and delivered value. Conventional wisdom says that government is not efficient and not effective but, we are still unsure what works and what is broken in government, where to find some common sense, and where to start to fix it.The problem sounds huge, but the solution is not all that difficult. Quality science can provide a structure for efficiency and effectiveness, democratic institutions can create consensus goals, and auditable standards can show where these issues exist and to what degree. In addition, it can drive change where it must happen, because if you can measure it, you can manage it.Auditable quality standards can makeTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1: The Problem and Auditable Quality Standards as SolutionChapter 2: Quality Science as a BackboneChapter 3: The Process Management StandardChapter 4: Scoring the Process Management StandardChapter 5: The System Management StandardChapter 6: Scoring the Systems Management StandardChapter 7: The Aligned Leadership Objectives StandardChapter 8: Auditable Standards as a Catalyst for the FutureChapter 9: Three Necessary StrategiesChapter 10: Necessary Culture and Values
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment MCPD
Book SynopsisThis book shows how to consistently obtain annual and multiannual manufacturing target profit regardless of the evolution of sales volumes, increasing or decreasing, using the Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) system. Managers and practitioners within the manufacturing companies will discover a practical approach within the MCPD system that will help them develop and support their long-term, medium-term, and short-term profitability and productivity strategy. The book presents both the basic concepts of MCPD and the key elements of transforming manufacturing companies through MCPD system, as well as supporting the consistent growth of external and internal profit by directing all systematic and systemic improvements based on meeting the annual and multiannual Manufacturing Cost Improvement (MCI) targets and means for each Product-Family Cost (PFC).This book is unique because it presents two types of systematic and systemic improvement projects for MCI that have beenTrade Review"There are numerous structured approaches to productivity improvement available - and countless consultants who help you apply them. However, reality is never quite the same as the scenarios painted by these consultants or the purveyors of the tools and techniques. The theory is usually great; the practical application is less certain. Most approaches are relatively superficial, provided in outline only … requiring the reader to uncover the flaws and failings, the practical difficulties of interpretation and implementation.This book is different. Firstly, it acknowledges the fact that people find implementation difficult so it approaches the situation by focusing on a number of specific scenarios --some involving growth, some involving decline …. and takes the reader through the detailed application of MCPD in these scenarios.The author’s experience as a lean manufacturing consultant has clearly shaped his approach to the development of strategy and practice - no bad thing obviously … but he has added his own thoughtful and thorough approach on top to provide a ’system’ capable of providing real improvements in manufacturing productivity and profitability.The book is detailed and peppered with abbreviations - sometimes making it quite a ‘hard’ read. It is also generally a book that suits readers not afraid of quantitative approaches and the application of mathematical formulae. However the author also recognizes that improving productivity via a structured, quantitative approach also brings intangible benefits. It is worth persevering with the detail to uncover the underlying principles and ‘truths’ that will allow you to ‘make a difference’."John Heap, President of the World Confederation of Productivity Science"All too often, it seems that publications related to manufacturing productivity focus on short-term fixes in 'easy' scenarios. This book is unique in that it addresses improvement projects that cover the full planning range from a temporal perspective, and the pursuit of excellence regardless of product life cycles. It is key that the concepts presented in the book consider short-, medium-, and long-term productivity in a way that precludes the tendency to focus on short-term fixes. It is perhaps also this approach that leads to the development of strategies that can be used even during times of economic contraction. In short, this book provides the tools required to manage manufacturing organizations and maximize profitability during both good and trying times."G. Don Taylor, Ph.D., P.E.Charles O. Gordon Professor – Virginia TechVice Provost for Learning Systems Innovation and Effectiveness"This book provides a way to improve practical approach and tools for competitive target costs setting with a goal engineering approach at first and unfold it for a whole organization about cost management and cost reduction, using both growth and reduction sales scenarios".Shigeyasu Sakamoto, Ph.D. Doshisya, P.E. CEO, Productivity Partner INC. Japan"Effective cost management underpins the achievement of competitive manufacturing, and increasingly manufacturing strategy is dominated by the need to reduce operating costs. Firms that arbitrarily cut costs to satisfy short-term profitability goals miss the bigger opportunity to both reduce costs and increase productivity. This is where Alin’s book makes an important and unique contribution, bridging the strategic management and operations improvement domains. Through MCPD decision makers are better informed to identify cost reduction opportunities, which can then be implemented through productivity improvement. To put it simply, MCPD makes manufacturing better: cheaper, more productive, and more capable of competing on a global scale."Daniel Eyers, Ph.D.Lecturer in Manufacturing Systems Management - Cardiff University"I’ve been collaborating with Alin since a long period already for different projects, and I have been witness to the development of the Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) concept at different stages until this third book on MCPD has been reached. The MPCD system is a unique reference concept in an operational environment to drive productivity improvements in order to achieve the operating profit goal through manufacturing cost improvement. Using the MPCD system, it is easy to identify and continually reduce the manufacturing costs associated with losses and waste across each product family processes. Also, cases study are very useful to understand how this new concept can be translated into practice, some of them developed in our factory, so you just need to get it done!"Vasile Haiduc,Plant Operations Manager, DeLonghi”Written by a seasoned professional Ph.D., the book of Alin Posteucă is a mind opening a new way of scientifically and practically approach the concepts of manufacturing operations. Want to make your business more profitable, you the present days entrepreneur? Do you want to get immersed in the wonderful philosophy of productivity, get to know the latest ideas that the experts are conveying them to the production floor?Alin’s book is an answer and a practical guide to all these. It shows the basic fundamental and scientific steps and factors that are supporting his new very original approach to the profitability and productivity and also practical suggestions when facing problems on the production floor."Florin Larion,Lean-Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Philadelphia, USA."While most of authors are focusing their efforts, experience and explanation on productivity improvement, Alin, with his "Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment" (MCPD) goes further- providing real improvement factors, continuous targeting of improvements to profit, financial quantification of results - all elements needed in order get the results of improved productivity at the level of profit and loss statement (P&L). This third book dedicated to MCPD, named "Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) Profitability Scenarios: Systematic and Systemic Improvement of Manufacturing Costs" is "advanced level manual": 15 improvement projects documenting previously explained scenarios, concise, clear, targeted and obviously easy to replicate to meet the Manufacturing Cost Improvement (MCI) goal - you CANNOT pretend haven't found your company's situation in one of those".Ovidiu Ambrus,Plant Manager at Litens Automotive Eastern Europe (Litens Automotive Group)"This book demonstrates how MCPD system is helping companies with different type of production environments, to focus their improvement strategies and transformation of product families flow to meet customer demand, continuously targeting Manufacturing Cost Improvement convergent to zero Cost of Losses and Waste and continuous profitability improvement. Readers will find different scenarios of MCPD implementation that show impressive easy to replicate results (i.e. to meet the annual MCI goal, an kaizen project for MCI achieved profitability targets by reducing the set-up time by 70% and another by reducing breakdown by 35% to increase OEE level)."Catalin Neagoe,Lead Black Belt, Cameron, a Schlumberger company"In this new book on the MCPD system, starting from the basic questions of any manager (such as what are the activities that generate losses and waste, what types of losses and waste occur and how they are generated along the manufacturing flow, which processes are in the top of the ones that generate most of the costs of losses and waste (CLW) and what is their trend etc.) the systematic and systemic activities are presented, both annual and multiannual, for identification, quantification and analysis of CLW to consistently achieve manufacturing cost improvement (MCI) targets. The surprising and documented context is valid in the vast majority of manufacturing companies. The potential for approaching and improving the CLW of 30-50% is enormous and represents the path to true competitiveness through costs.The 7 presented matrixes are intuitive and can be easily used for any practical model, and based on them (using the PDCA cycle), real data are available to achieve annual MCI targets. Also, it is very well underlined the way to set the annual MCI means targets ("what how/through what leverage") taking into account the current and future context of the market & sales.Clearly, it is a book that can be applied in factories to reduce costs consistently and strategically. I recommend the MCPD system and this book to those who realize or not that they are on a mountain of losses and waste and also have the necessity, ambition and leverage needed to radically improve this current status!"Gabriel Hîncu,Plant Maintenance Manager, ZF Group-TRW Airbag Systems"Since I as child I’ve loved nature. Why? Because it knew how to deal with changes to find simple solutions to complex problems. In our industrial era we have simple problems and we try to find complex solutions. In the same way Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) Profitability Scenarios: Systematic and Systemic Improvement of Manufacturing Costs book by Alin Posteucă shows us the nature way. Not only by theoretical but also by practical example. Doing Lean more than 15 years I’ve learnt what is the "KISS" – "Keep It Simple Stupid". In the same way the book written by Alin teaches us how to survive and make profit in a very competitive market."Constantin Anechitei,Lean Manager at Filtration GroupTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Abbreviations. Preface. About the Author. Introduction. Part I: Understanding of the MCPD system. Chapter 1: Let's Start by Really Tackling Improvement of the Current Level of Manufacturing Profit through Productivity Improvement. Chapter 2: Scenarios and Strategies of the MCPD System. Chapter 3: The MCPD Transformation: Establishing and Implementing Profitable Improvement Projects. Chapter 4: Annual Transformation Example through MCPD System: MCI with at least 6% per year for a PFC. Part II: Profitable Improvement Projects Implementation through MCPD for MCI towards Maximizing Outputs. Chapter 5: MCI and Increasing Equipment Effectiveness. Chapter 6: MCI and Increasing Manufacturing Capacity through a New Products and a New Equipment. Part III: Profitable Improvement Projects Implementation through MCPD for MCI towards Minimizing Inputs. Chapter 7: MCI through Improving Variable and Fixed Costs: Material, Environment and Labor Costs. Chapter 8: MCI through Aligning the Factory Lead Time to Takt Time. Appendix 1: The MCPD Transformation ChecklistAppendix 2: Glossary - The basic concepts of the MCPD system. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lean Design in Healthcare
Book SynopsisThis book gives the reader an inside look at creating a new healthcare service using practical examples and scenarios one would face if doing it themselves. This book chronicles the journey of a fictitious healthcare delivery organization using the Simpler Design System principles based on Lean methodologies. While the characters and actual story is fictitious, it is based on the journey many healthcare systems and clients have taken, the issues they have faced, and the successes and failures they've had. Tools and approaches used are based on the actual work of Simpler. The story format engages readers and is intended to motivate and inspire executive teams to use the tenets of the book as a guide to launch their own successful implementation of an idea-to-launch methodology. Tools include those gleaned from actual application of Lean Product Development, Agile, Design for Six Sigma, and Design Thinking Principles. Through engaging storytelling and practTable of ContentsIntroduction. My Executive Strategic Initiative. Scanning the Environment. Talking to Patients and Stakeholders. Summarizing Project Features. Designing Each Element. Testing Our Solutions. Codifying the Final Process. Launching to the Public. Reflecting on the Project.
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Pearson Education (US) Managing Quality Integrating the Supply Chain
Book SynopsisFor courses in Quality Management. Navigating Quality Management With A Unifying Framework Foster’s Managing Quality: Integrating the Supply Chain, Sixth Edition offers readers a thorough introduction to quality management by presenting a supply chain theme as the unifying framework for quality improvement. The supply chain thread enhances the integration of systems with customers, suppliers, technology, and people. The colorful, stunning text appeals to visual learners and grabs readers’ attention at the outset. The Sixth Edition elicits a theme of “currency” while offering updated vignettes and references to remain state-of-the-art. The new edition is selectively edited and enhanced with new content that maintains its scope and withstands pivotal points in each section. Managing Quality keeps a competitive advantage by sustaining and building on cutting ¿Table of ContentsPart 1: Understanding Quality Concepts 1. Differing Perspectives on Quality 2. Quality Theory 3. Global Supply Chain Quality and International Quality Standards PART 2: Designing and Assuring Quality 4. Strategic Quality Planning 5. The Voice of the Customer 6. The Voice of the Market 7. Quality and Innovation in Product and Process Design 8. Designing Quality Services 9. Managing Supplier Quality in the Supply Chain 9. Appendix: Acceptance Sampling PART 3: Implementing Quality 10. The Tools of Quality 11. Statistically Based Quality Improvement for Variables 12. Statistically Based Quality Improvement for Attributes 13. Six Sigma Management and Lean Tools PART 4: Forever Improving the Quality System 14. Managing Quality Improvement Teams and Projects 15. Implementing and Validating the Quality System Appendix Glossary Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Project Meeting Facilitator
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