Design for Six Sigma: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Profits (Financial Times Series)

Design for Six Sigma: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Profits (Financial Times Series)

by SubirChowdhury (Author)

Synopsis

Six Sigma - the management strategy Jack Welch attributes GE's phenomenal success to - is being implemented by many leading UK organizations looking for dramatic profil increases and improved customer satisfaction. But Six Sigma in production is less than half the story - Six Sigma in design is where the money is. If you change a product after it is launched it will cost you 1,000 times more than if you made those changes during the design stage. Subir Chowdhury, the leading quality expert who introduced Six Sigma to the UK in his last book, the internationally best-selling The Power of Six Sigma , has done it again. Design for Six Sigma attacks a company's problems at the product development stage and presents a revolutionary five-step process that takes a compnay all the way to Six Sigma. The Design for Six Sigma process results in:*Cost savings in development, manufacturing, and after-sales service and support *Improved quality at introduction *Getting the best products to market faster and more efficiently

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Edition: 1
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
Published: 10 Sep 2002

ISBN 10: 0273662694
ISBN 13: 9780273662693

Media Reviews
Chowdhury effectively communciates how to turn Six Sigma strategy into a breakthrough performance. Dave B Burritt, Six Sigma Champion, Caterpillar Inc. Design for Six Sigma will help your company greatly increase its competitive strength. Rob Lindner, Vice President, Corporate Quality, Sunbeam Corporation
Author Bio
Subir Chowdhury is Executive Vice President at the American Supplier Institute (ASI), an international consulting and training firm for Six Sigma and quality. Prior to ASI, he served as a quality management consultant at General Motors Corporation. Hailed by the New York Times as a 'Leading Quality Expert,' he has received numerous international awards for his leadership in quality management and major contributions to the automotive industry. He has also written several other books including The Power of Six Sigma, Management 21C and The Talent Era (published by Financial Times Prentice Hall).