The Ultimate Improvement Cycle: Maximizing Profits through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma & TOC

The Ultimate Improvement Cycle: Maximizing Profits through the Integration of Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints show you how to draw the best from Lean and Six Sigma by employing principles drawn from the Theory of Constraints. This approach will ensure that your effort is focused in the right place, at the right time, using the right tools, and the right amount of resources. This multi-pronged approach addresses cost accounting, variation, waste, and performance measurements. But most importantly, it focuses your organization on the right areas to optimize.Applying years of hands-on work in many environments, Bob Sproull has developed a unique proven method that capitalizes on a time-release formula for evoking the key tools that improvement requires. He shows you how to take advantage of the cyclical nature of improvement to implement change that is perpetually effective, and his approach does not require more resources than you have on hand. Although originally developed in manufacturing, the UIC works equally well in any environment whether it be manufacturing or service-oriented, including Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM).
 

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter 1 : The Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Chapter 2 : Introducing The Ultimate Improvement Cycle (UIC)
Chapter 3 : The Value Stream, a Scheduling System, and Performance Metrics
Chapter 4 : Finding Waste in The Constraint
Chapter 5 : Reducing Variation and Defects
Chapter 6 : Exploiting The Current Constraint
Chapter 7 : Reducing Waste and Variation in the Current Constraint
Chapter 8 : Subordinating Nonconstraints to the Current Constraint
Chapter 9 : Line Balancing and Flow Optimization
Chapter 10 : Optimizing the Constraint Buffer and Pulling in the Constraint
Chapter 11 : Elevating the Constraint and Implementing Protective Controls
Chapter 12 : Breaking the Current Current Constraint
Chapter 13 : Sustaining the Gains With Protective Controls
Chapter 14 : System Constraints and Problems
Chapter 15 : Establishing the Environment for Change
Endnotes
About the Author

Index