Lean Six Sigma: Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Production Speed 1st Edition

AS the title states. We are using this book as a guide, we are taking real companies with real problems and using this tool to help solve their problems. Yes they can do it on their own, but they want the MBA and undergraduate minds to think outside the box because people from the same environment can tend to be goup or like minded after working together for so long. It's a great read and you learn many things. Great for small business owners who need help to streamline their operations when you don't have the capital be taking expensive classes.

Excellent book. Wealth of information. Great layout.

I got the set (Book & pocket book) and they are a great resource that I highly recommend.

Great reading, very useful information, easy to read and understand, very helpful in any engineering position you have. This book talks to you. Recommend to anyone who wants to advance his career.

We have been on the lean journey for over 4 years, and just started on 6 sigma. I have completed course work for a black belt and need to complete the project. This is just to provide a basic reference for my comments. (Update: 7 years lean & 6 sigma black belt)The book is good and technically accurate. It is written by a consultancy, with a not totally overt message to hire them. They do not go in to the detailed nuts and bolts of 6 sigma or lean. If that is what you want, look elsewhere. They do discuss both, with more on lean than six sigma. Heavy emphasis on change management and leadership involvement (as it should be).They have their angle on approach, which seems the case with most consultants (everyone has their flavor), but it is not out of line with the orthodoxy of either discipline.The best benefit is how they integrate both disciplines. This integration was not an overt display with in the book, and that maybe intentional.There is a line of thinking that Lean and 6 Sigma are two sides of the same coin, or a ying and yang to continuous improvement. The authors seem to go down this road. They take a project management approach, and in project definition try to decide if this is a 6 sigma or lean project. It wasn't crystal clear what they do if it is blended. My take away is that you blend your approach. This may mean spin-off projects from the main project or a longer total duration as you work through the lean and 6 sigma issues.It is worth getting and reading. The DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) is better done elsewhere. Lean sigma is relatively new, so expect more books on different approaches. I like the integrated approach, pick the dominant theme and use those tools. Address issues as they come up. Move the ball. I like what one instructor told me about both.... "I can do Lean without 6 sigma, but not 6 sigma without Lean." By that he meant there are tools in Lean that only help clear the clutter for 6 sigma, like 5-s & standard work (work place organization and housekeeping).

First, let me say that this book is well structured for managers and beginning practitioners who want to learn about Lean Six Sigma (LSS). Its content includes background, tools, and case studies to assist the reader with learning what LSS is all about. However, I seriously question whether this book was ever edited at all. To me, this normally would be a minor annoyance. With this book however, I noticed entire sentences that are non sequitor - so bad in fact, that one can tell that someone accidentally hit the delete key and deleted parts of two sentences. This I can get over, but the errors with the graphs, tables, and math in the book really kills it for me. So much so that it would seriously mislead someone who is not familiar with some of the topics. Without these errors, this book has a shot at five stars. I highly recommend the author submit a second edition - the readers deserve it.

easy to read.all the great stuff in a not-too-technical discussion.

Excellent book, I use it as reference in my work and help me through a Lean Suppy Chain course.