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Relentless Improvement: True Stories of Lean Transformations 1st Edition

by Bill Trudell (Author)
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Tracing the author’s decades-long continuous improvement journey, Relentless Improvement: True Stories of Lean Transformations walks readers through vivid shop floor experiences to convey a genuine feel for the environments in which Lean Six Sigma transformations occur. Recounting numerous Lean Six Sigma transformations, it illustrates the spectrum of successful operational tactics.

The story starts just outside Detroit, Michigan in the 1970s when the auto industry was booming, and most people in the area worked in the car factories, or in one of the component factories that supplied the Big Three. The complexity and detail of the projects grow chapter by chapter. The book begins by explaining how to manage Lean basics such as applying 5S, shortening product cycle times, and creating standard work. It then progresses to factory Lean Six Sigma transformations. Providing implementation guidance geared to functions on the operational level, the book:

    • Presents stories based on the author’s interactions with company leaders and shop-floor employees in the midst of great change
    • Illustrates real-world plant politics and manufacturing situations using compelling stories
    • Highlights valuable lessons learned at the end of each chapter

    Using an engaging story format, the book recounts the author’s career experiences to provide you with a real-world understanding of how to use Lean tools. The stories in the book illustrate everything from standard work and takt time to Kaizen events and Total Productive Maintenance. The text also includes accounts of "front end" or administrative processes such as product development and materials handling.

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    1. ISBN-10
      1466554304
    2. ISBN-13
      978-1466554306
    3. Edition
      1st
    4. Publisher
      Productivity Press
    5. Publication date
      November 28, 2012
    6. Language
      English
    7. Dimensions
      6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
    8. Print length
      237 pages
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    About the Author

    Bill Trudell is a passionate manufacturing professional and scholar of Lean Six Sigma. He has worked in manufacturing for twenty-five years in positions ranging from assembly line worker to middle management roles to vice president of quality and process improvement. He is currently president of Relentless Excellence LLC. a Lean Six Sigma practice, and has led or been directly involved in Lean Six Sigma transformations and projects for more than twenty years leading three factory Lean Six Sigma transformations.

    Mr. Trudell graduated from the University of Tennessee and earned an MBA from Jacksonville State University. He holds the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and the University of Michigan Lean Certificate. He is APIC and NAPM certified and has attended training at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mr. Trudell co-authored     Lean Six Sigma that Workspublished by AMACOM and his efforts were highlighted on the April 2007 cover of Composites Manufacturing Magazine.

    He currently offers Lean Six Sigma leadership services through http://www.RelentlessExcellence.com.

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    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Productivity Press; 1st edition (November 28, 2012)
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 237 pages
    • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1466554304
    • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1466554306
    • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
    • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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    Bill Trudell is President of Relentless Excellence LLC, a Lean Six Sigma practice providing leadership and training to companies in implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies. With over 25 years of experience he has applied Lean Six Sigma principles on the factory floor and in Operations Management, Materials, Engineering, Quality, New Product Introduction and other front end processes. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies and smaller companies across a broad range of industries. Mr. Trudell holds an MBA, is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, holds the University of Michigan Lean Manufacturing certificate, held the ASQ Certified Quality Auditor certification CQA, and has attended Leadership training at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. Mr. Trudell received training in strategic marketing at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He can be contacted at www.RelentlessExcellence.com.

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