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The ultimate improvement cycle : maximizing profits through the integration of lean, six sigma, and the theory of constraints / Bob Sproull.

By: Sproull, RobertMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : London : CRC ; Taylor & Francis [distributor], c2009Description: xxxviii, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781420090345 (hbk.) :; 1420090348 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Business logistics | Production management | Six sigma (Quality control standard) | Theory of constraints (Management)DDC classification: 658.4013 LOC classification: HD38.5 | .S63 2009
Contents:
The lean, six sigma, and theory of constraints (TOC) : improvement cycles -- Introducing the ultimate improvement cycle (UIC) -- The value stream, a scheduling system, and performance metrics -- Finding waste in the constraint -- Reducing variation and defects -- Exploiting the current constraint -- Reducing waste and variation in the current constraint -- Subordinating nonconstraints to the current constraint -- Line balancing and flow optimization -- Optimizing the constraint buffer and pulling in the nonconstraints -- Elevating the constraint and implementing protective controls -- Breaking the current constraint -- Sustaining the gains with protective controls -- System constraints and problems -- Establishing the environment for change.
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Formerly CIP. Uk

"A Productivity Press book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-235) and index.

The lean, six sigma, and theory of constraints (TOC) : improvement cycles -- Introducing the ultimate improvement cycle (UIC) -- The value stream, a scheduling system, and performance metrics -- Finding waste in the constraint -- Reducing variation and defects -- Exploiting the current constraint -- Reducing waste and variation in the current constraint -- Subordinating nonconstraints to the current constraint -- Line balancing and flow optimization -- Optimizing the constraint buffer and pulling in the nonconstraints -- Elevating the constraint and implementing protective controls -- Breaking the current constraint -- Sustaining the gains with protective controls -- System constraints and problems -- Establishing the environment for change.

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