Successfully Implementing Lean Six Sigma: The Lean Six Sigma Deployment Roadmap

by Keith M. Gardner

Overview

This book provides leaders of organizations with a practical seven-phase roadmap, which lays out a clear set of steps and activities to effectively implement and sustain a Lean Six Sigma initiative. By comprehensively addressing necessary supporting processes and systems in the right sequence during implementation, leadership will ensure that the initiative delivers maximum benefit to the organization. If an existing Lean Six Sigma program is underperforming, the Deployment Roadmap detailed in this book will allow leaders to identify problem areas as well as solutions, to improve the performance of their Lean Six Sigma program. Successfully Implementing Lean Six Sigma: The Lean Six Sigma Deployment Roadmap applies to organizations of all types including manufacturing and service industries, nonprofits, and governmental organizations.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016145075
Publisher:	Pinnacle Press
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Keith Gardner is president of eMRI, a consulting and training firm specializing in Lean Six Sigma and process improvement. For the past 16 years, he has specialized in assisting organizations with the implementation of Lean Six Sigma programs. This has included working with executive leadership on strategic and cultural issues, as well as coordinating and leading the training and mentoring of Green Belts, Black Belts, and Master Black Belts.
Prior to entering the consulting business, Keith held a series of positions in manufacturing, continuous improvement, and engineering. Most recently, prior to joining eMRI, he was director of engineering for a firm serving Fortune 500 clients.
Keith received his MBA from the University of Michigan where he graduated with high distinction. He also holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Editorial Reviews

As a Master Black Belt for a major Fortune 500 company, I have had the opportunity to read many books on the subject of implementing and deploying Lean Six Sigma within an organization. Most of the better books lay out what to do in a general way, while warning of some of the typical mistakes that organizations can make during deployment. Mr. Gardner's book goes well beyond the typical general guidelines. Specific steps to LSS implementation are placed in a structured roadmap, along with enough

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