Author Description

Lean Six Sigma Made S.I.M.P.L.E. is intended to bring the reader's level of knowledge to a place where s/he can be comfortable in conversing about the methodology with Lean Six Sigma experts and other Business Leaders. There will be a focus on business speak over technical jargon, which will make the book more readable and user friendly. Critical factors of what makes a program successful will be illustrated, so that readers will be able to deliver results. There will be a focus on the relevance of culture and why many companies have failed in their attempts to implement the Lean Six Sigma Methodologies. S.I.M.P.L.E. is a six-step framework intended to guide business leaders through a successful Lean Six Sigma journey. It also provides the users with a set of practical tools and techniques from the complementary disciplines of Lean, Six Sigma, and Constraint-Based Thinking, which should lead to optimal bottom line results. The framework is built for flexibility and is applicable to both Lean Six Sigma deployments at program level and to point specific project initiatives. The author's experience with the methodology in different corporate environments enabled them to develop this framework, which allows for consistency in approach, while taking into account the nuances of any one particular environment. Throughout the book, the authors will utilize the SIMPLE framework along with business cases to illustrate how to successful apply the methodology in both manufacturing and service environments independent of any cultural bias. The SIMPLE Framework can be defined as following:? S - strategize: Assessment & Decision? I - implement: Design, Execute & Integrate? M - monitor: Measure Results? P - prove: Ensure Sustainability & Flexibility? L - leverage: Replication & Change? E - establish: Continuous Improvement Platform? It is important to understand that S.I.M.P.L.E. is not a linear approach for implementing the Lean Six Sigma; rather it is an iterative approach