The ultimate improvement cycle : maximizing profits through the integration of lean, six sigma, and the theory of constraints /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sproull, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The lean, six sigma, and theory of constraints (TOC) : improvement cycles
  • Introducing the ultimate improvement cycle (UIC)
  • The value stream, a scheduling system, and performance metrics
  • Finding waste in the constraint
  • Reducing variation and defects
  • Exploiting the current constraint
  • Reducing waste and variation in the current constraint
  • Subordinating nonconstraints to the current constraint
  • Line balancing and flow optimization
  • Optimizing the constraint buffer and pulling in the nonconstraints
  • Elevating the constraint and implementing protective controls
  • Breaking the current constraint
  • Sustaining the gains with protective controls
  • System constraints and problems
  • Establishing the environment for change.