Selecting Your Improvement Programme: Complex Work needs only Simple Improvement methods

by Mike Bell

This book outlines the things that you should consider in choosing an improvement programme for your organisation, starting with why you need such a programme in the first place. The aim is to help you select the most appropriate improvement programme for your organisation. It is aimed at leaders and managers who are responsible for driving improvement in their organisations and realise the importance of applying the correct method.
There is brief description of the origin of the most common methods and the type of work that they are best suited for. Finally, the type of organisation is important in making your choice. A blend of methods may be the most appropriate, say Practical Process Improvement (PPI) for the hidden processes and lean for the visible processes.
The improvement methodologies covered in this book include Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Practical Process Improvement (PPI), Theory of Constraints, Ford's 8D, Kepner Tragoe, Quality Circles, Total Quality Management, High Performing Teams

112 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 24, 2015

About the author

Mike Bell has recently retired as a teacher of medical subjects (including anatomy and physiology) on the college level. He now spends what has for some reason turned out to be even free less time than before photographing the wonderful scenery around his home state of Utah. He is a part-time Park Ranger, extremely kind to his pets, and likes long walks on the beach.