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    The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance
    The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance
    The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance
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    The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance

    By Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman and Roland R. Cavanagh

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    An implementation blueprint for SIX SIGMA!

    "The Six Sigma Way demystifies Six Sigma with a real-world 'how-to 'guide. A good investment for any business planning to launch Six Sigma."

    ­­John Biedry, VP Quality & Compliance, Sears Home Services.

    Cost reduction...productivity improvement...customer retention...these are the promises of the Six Sigma quality management system. The Six Sigma Way reveals how GE, Motorola, and numerous other companies are successfully using Six Sigma to fine-tune products and processes, improve performance, and increase profits. Now you can read the roadmap for implementing Six Sigma in your manufacturing or service organization.

    The authors­­who have worked with some of the most visible Six Sigma companies including GE­­provide step-by-step guidance and practical implementation guidelines. Whether your goal is to fix a process problem or implement Six Sigma company-wide, The Six Sigma Way will help you develop an approach customized for your company's needs and the challenges of the twenty-first century business environment. The Six Sigma Way:

    • Addresses the challenges and politics of launching, leading, and training people for Six Sigma.
    • Focuses on implementing the major steps and quality improvement tools in the Six Sigma system.
    • Features insights, comments, and examples from business leaders and managers using Six Sigma in their organizations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
    Release dateMay 19, 2000
    ISBN9780071376679

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      I thought that this book provides a pretty good grounding in 6 Sigma. I really enjoyed seeing how the authors made the between the philosophy and the practical tools and techniques associated with the concept.The only thing I did not enjoy was that the book was trying to distance itself from the Total Quality Movement of the 80s and the Process Reengineering movement of the 90s. I would prefer to see the authors acknowledge the learnings and acknowledge the development of the concepts that have led to 6 Sigma as an approach.

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