Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques

This book reviews the multiple techniques and areas for improving the cost of products, processes, and services. It presents multiple approaches that can help readers select the best solution for their company’s culture and capabilities. The authors emphasize home-grown techniques that fit an organization’s culture and do not require the implementation of new methodology. They present Six Sigma cost savings techniques, including Manufacturing Six Sigma, Services Six Sigma, and design for Six Sigma. The book also covers costs with traditional Lean and Lean Six Sigma.

Preface
Acknowledgment
About the Authors
List of Figures

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Saving Money with Homegrown Ideas
Chapter 3 : Arbitrary Cost Down Approach
Chapter 4 : The Isuzu Approach to Teardowns
Chapter 5 : The DoD Approach
Chapter 6 : Classical Value Analysis / Value Engineering Techniques
Chapter 7 : Classical Techniques
Chapter 8 : Saving Money with Six Sigma Projects
Chapter 9 : Saving Money with Lean Manufacturing
Chapter 10 : Saving Money with Optimization
Chapter 11 : Regaining Money with Cost Recovery
Chapter 12 : Other Methods
Chapter 13 : Finding Cost Reductions
Chapter 14 : When Cost Improvement Goes Wrong

Index