Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Volume 1: Manufacturing (Juran LSS Manufacturing)

This book is volume one of three. Lean Six Sigma is a result of two powerful methodologies (Lean and Six Sigma) that have a complementary toolkit. Combining the two techniques with effective team skills has provided vast improvements in many organizations. The fundamental objective of Juran’s Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing curriculum is to develop a methodology and strategy that enable individuals and organizations to successfully improve processes and reduce variation. At a project level the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC process (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) is an improvement system for existing processes falling below specification and provides methods for obtaining breakthrough improvement. Green Belts identify and resolve chronic problems using the Lean Six Sigma toolkit including graphical analysis tools and application of Little’s law. This book defines and outlines vital facets of the successful, sustainable organization, such as understanding waste and variation, learning how to drive out waste and control the gains, and how to identify potential problems along the way. A variety of graphing and data-sorting tools are explained utilizing examples and exercises specific to the manufacturing industry. Green Belts are active participants and team members working in the process being improved. They can be autonomous team leaders, and work as subject matter experts, who help project teams from time to time sharing their specialized knowledge.