Accelerating Lean Six Sigma Results How to Achieve Improvement Excellence in the New Economy

by Burton, Terence

• ISBN13: 9781604270549
• ISBN10: 1604270543
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781604276985
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
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Summary

Most organizations are emerging from largest recession since the Great Depression. On a positive note, the new economy presents an agenda of the greatest challenges and opportunities in the history of improvement. In the new economy, the mandates for improvement initiatives are rapid deployment and rapid results. Accelerating Lean Six Sigma Results provides real world direction on this new improvement agenda with a targeted and scaleable approach, a lean and rapid deployment, a higher focus on core enterprise and extra-enterprise transactional processes, and rapid results. The Scaleable Lean Six Sigma and rapid results deployment model aligns improvement to critical and selective strategic business needs, with the primary thrust on breakthrough performance and sustaining improvement.

Author Biography

Terence T. Burton is President of The Center for Excellence in Operations, Inc. (CEO), a management consulting firm headquartered in Bedford, New Hampshire with offices in Munich, Germany. Terry has over 35 years of experience in operations, quality, engineering, supply chain management, distribution and logistics, maintenance and repair, customer service, finance, and sales/marketing. Terry is best known for his "hands-on" approach to consulting and his executive leadership in transforming organizations.