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Simplifying Lean and Six Sigma eBook

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In a recent Business901 Podcast, Simplifying Lean and Six Sigma for Government and Healthcare, Jay Arthur author of many books on Lean And Six Sigma and most recently , Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Simple Steps to Fast, Affordable, and Flawless Healthcare discussed making these methodologies available to the masses.

Jay has always been a master at simplifying these process and reducing the cost of entry into a methodology. His belief is that you can go a long way (5 sigma) by just doing it and utilizing only a few basic tools that he discusses in his money-belt videos.

This is a transcription of the podcast.

Simplifying Lean and Six Sigma for Government and Healthcare

Jay started many years ago simplifying the Lean Six Sigma process through his early books, Lean Simplified and Six Sigma Simplified which eventually led to Lean Six Sigma Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide.

DMAIC, DMADV, Lean, Six Sigma for Government?

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A short introduction by Maria Elena-Stopher, describes lean transformation at the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, and shares lessons learned in Lean applied to federal government processes. Full one-hour video is available for purchase through the Maryland World Class Consortia.

Is this process doable on a national level, a lot of people think so. But where would you start…..

Steven C. Wilson one of the leading Lean Six Sigma trainers in Iowa states, “Lean Six Sigma is not a complex process if you understand the theory behind it. But to begin any journey you need a starting point and a solid base of knowledge to provide direction. Leaders do not need to know the intricacies of DMAIC, DMADV and Variation. Leaders do not need to know when to use Binary Logistic Regression. But they do need to know the basics to enable others.”

Steve has just released his first book, Lean Six Sigma for Government. The book is available on Amazon in print or CD-Rom format. It can also be downloaded as a PDF on LeanSixSigmaforGovernment.com. The book is an overview and a basic primer on Lean Six Sigma for government officials. Steve and I were talking about the applying Lean Six Sigma for Government and I mentioned that there were a lot of how and what you should do books but what they needed was a basic book telling them “what it is”. He mentioned that is exactly what his day long course on Lean Six Sigma for Leadership does. We used that participant book as the basis for this book. As Steve said, “It is not a book to tell them “how to” or “what to do” it is a book to enable a Leader to Lead”.

Disclaimer: I work with Steve on a regular basis.

Continuous Improvement, The Toyota Way

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James Franz was my guest on the Business901 podcast and this is a transcription of the podcast. If you have been spending your time improving your processes and wondering why you are not getting the expected returns, this is for you. Jim is the co-author with Jeffrey K. Liker on the latest of the Toyota Way books: The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement: Linking Strategy and Operational Excellence to Achieve Superior Performance.

Continuous Improvement: The Toyota Way

James Franz has over 24 years of manufacturing experience and learned lean as a Toyota Production Engineer in Japan. He started at the Motomachi plant and then moved to NUMMI and then finally worked in Georgetown, Kentucky. After leaving Toyota, he then went to Ford to apply his lean knowledge beginning in production engineering. He was sent to Ford of Australia for 3 years and led their Stamping, Assembly, Casting, and Powertrain facilities to global leadership in lean for Ford. Jim also teaches for the University of Michigan’s Center for Professional Development’s Lean Certification course.

About the Toyota Way Academy: The Academy’s mission is to teach the Toyota Way using the Toyota Way. For more information visit: www.toyotawayacademy.com