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Summary: Indepth resides here only
Review: Although 'Implementing Six Sigma' is a deep impact six sigma book available so far,but thing is how you estimate size of six sigma as to study.It will take ~3000 pages or more to ellobrate all aspect of six sigma including use of Minitab which is not in Forrest Brefogle 'implementing six sigma' book.
So,best way is to make practicles/projects for yourself since no book uptill now as a full glance of six sigma theoritically & practically.
Buying this book made my competitors far away behind me w.r.t knowledge.
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Summary: The One You Start With
Review: I am new to Six Sigma, but not new to Statistical Process Control. This is the first book I've read in this area that has a customer focus, rather than a statistical focus. It has all the basics of SPC, but presents it in away that is understandable and reasonably clear. If you have the time and reasources, you ought to go to the Smarter Six Sigma classes.
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Summary: A Very Comprehensive Source
Review: I bought this book directly from the author out of the trunk of his car, so I can tell you that you definitely get a better price from amazon.com. Anyway, this is without a doubt, the most comprehensive book on the subject. Breyfogle has gone to a lot of trouble to make sure that he has covered all aspects of Six Sigma in sufficient detail that the reader will be able to apply these methodologies successfully from the start. One of the key ingredients he spends a lot of time on is the idea of focusing and aligning efforts with corporate or organizational goals and metrics. These he refers to as the "satellite level"*. There are lower operational levels (30,000 foot and below) that need to be aligned with the satellite level in order that six sigma projects are driven for most effectiveness to the organization. Forrest Breyfogle has been a quality leader in our community (Austin, Texas) for a number of years. I knew him since his days at IBM in the early `90s. That doesn't mean that I can't give an unbiased view of this book, however. Note I'm not giving it 5 stars as some have done. I am trying to give it a fair assessment, however. I've seen many technical books of this nature written in a more conversational way that are a little easier to read with better vocabulary, grammar, and organization. But if you want a book that covers it all, there is nothing out there I know of that can beat this one. This book claims to focus on both product and service quality. However, as with many books that claim to cover the service sector, it is a little weak in that area. There are some books that cover services better than this one, I think, and so if that is your specialty, you may want to use one of those books to supplement the treatment of six sigma in this book. I like "Ultimate Six Sigma" by Keki Bhote. That book uses the concept of NOAC (Next Operation As Customer) to drive interdepartmental process improvement. Bhote is a big fan of Dorian Shainin, the consummate engineer of quality tools, and he is now arrogantly calling some of the Shainin tools "Shainin/Bhote" tools. But I've seen a lot of books that look like advertising brochures for consultants. His and Breyfogle's book both have that fault. But I have to like them simply because they are comprehensive, authoritative, and useful. I think the advertising brochure syndrome is really the fault of publishers that let authors get away with it. I would think a respected technical publisher like Wiley would not accept that kind of tone in any of its books. But like "Coke C2" and low carb bread, we are swamped with advertising from every direction and it only gets worse. Another good book you might want to consider is "Lean Six Sigma for Service" by Michael L. George. This book specializes in only the service sector and is therefore, a very good book for that kind of work with some excellent case studies. *Service Mark of Smarter Solutions
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Summary: A Very Comprehensive Source
Review: I bought this book directly from the author out of the trunk of his car, so I can tell you that you definitely get a better price from amazon.com. Anyway, this is without a doubt, the most comprehensive book on the subject. Breyfogle has gone to a lot of trouble to make sure that he has covered all aspects of Six Sigma in sufficient detail that the reader will be able to apply these methodologies successfully from the start. One of the key ingredients he spends a lot of time on is the idea of focusing and aligning efforts with corporate or organizational goals and metrics. These he refers to as the "satellite level"*. There are lower operational levels (30,000 foot and below) that need to be aligned with the satellite level in order that six sigma projects are driven for most effectiveness to the organization. Forrest Breyfogle has been a quality leader in our community (Austin, Texas) for a number of years. I knew him since his days at IBM in the early '90s. That doesn't mean that I can't give an unbiased view of this book, however. Note I'm not giving it 5 stars as some have done. I am trying to give it a fair assessment, however. I've seen many technical books of this nature written in a more conversational way that are a little easier to read with better vocabulary, grammar, and organization. But if you want a book that covers it all, there is nothing out there I know of that can beat this one. This book claims to focus on both product and service quality. However, as with many books that claim to cover the service sector, it is a little weak in that area. There are some books that cover services better than this one, I think, and so if that is your specialty, you may want to use one of those books to supplement the treatment of six sigma in this book. I like "Ultimate Six Sigma" by Keki Bhote. That book uses the concept of NOAC (Next Operation As Customer) to drive interdepartmental process improvement. Bhote is a big fan of Dorian Shainin, the consummate engineer of quality tools, and he is now arrogantly calling some of the Shainin tools "Shainin/Bhote" tools. But I've seen a lot of books that look like advertising brochures for consultants. His and Breyfogle's book both have that fault. But I have to like them simply because they are comprehensive, authoritative, and useful. I think the advertising brochure syndrome is really the fault of publishers that let authors get away with it. I would think a respected technical publisher like Wiley would not accept that kind of tone in any of its books. But like "Coke C2" and low carb bread, we are swamped with advertising from every direction and it only gets worse. Another good book you might want to consider is "Lean Six Sigma for Service" by Michael L. George. This book specializes in only the service sector and is therefore, a very good book for that kind of work with some excellent case studies. *Service Mark of Smarter Solutions
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Summary: The Best Six Sigma Text Book!!!
Review: I have been in the Six Sigma and Lean fields since 1995 and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt since 1999.
I hold GB, BB and MBB certifications by the Six Sigma Academy and by Johnson & Johnson.
And I can say that Mr. Brefogle's is the best Six Sigma text book available. I use it as a text book for all my Green, Black, and Master Black Belt classes.
I have read many Six Sigma books and I rate this book, "Implementing Six Sigma" as the best in its class.
One particular thing I like is the advice he offers on avoiding the wrong use or interpretation of some of the tools, i.e., process capability, experimentation traps, etc.
Again, I highly recommend it!
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Summary: 5 Stars From the Java Six Sigma Server Architect
Review: I simply give this book 5 starts, though it addresses both six sigma and the stastistical methodologies based on BUSH. I architected the BULL methodology of the Java Six Sigma Server™ which emphasizes an intelligent blending of the wisdom of the organization with proven statistical tools to improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization in meeting customer needs.
The ultimate goal is not improvement for improvement's sake, but rather the creation of economic wealth for the customer and provider alike.
Cheers, Alan
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Summary: It's proven, It's authoritative, It's big and that's OK !
Review: I simply think 5 stars every time I open this book! It addresses both six sigma organizational skills and statistical methodologies. It describes the application of statistical tools (with no BULL) to improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of the process (and organization) in meeting customer needs. I teach with this book every spring semester!! Sure I have to pick and choose from chapters. Sure 30,000 foot is 'high', but it is how organizations think and then execute! Thank you, Thank you . . . John Wiley!
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Summary: Best Six Sigma Book I have Read
Review: Overlooking the MANY grammatical errors, the material in this book is deep, technical, and very comprehensive. This is not the typical Six Sigma book that is usually targeted to Champions or Management to "sell" them on Six Sigma--this book is very helpful to the Black Belt in the trenches. I highly recommend this book. I have read several Six Sigma books, and this is by far the most helpful, comprehensive, technical, and detailed book on Six Sigma I have read. Breyfogle effectively transfers his expert knowledge and experience in this book. Go buy it.
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Summary: A "Must Have" for Six Sigma and QE Practitioners
Review: The first edition of Implementing Six Sigma was the best book available for Six Sigma practitioners and quality engineers. The second edition increases the lead over other contenders. First of all, Six Sigma is defined as a system that improves business performance through cost reduction and revenue growth by improving all business processes and increasing customer satisfaction. It is not just a quality improvement system. Second, all of the statistical tools are described, explained and illustrated with real world examples. And in addition:
•The Seven Management Tools to analyze "idea data"
•Lean tools to reduce waste as defined by Taichi Ohno
•Theory of Constraints to identify and break bottlenecks
•Project Management and Change Management
•Team effectiveness
•Creativity
are all integrated into "Smarter Six Sigma Solutions" to provide a holistic approach to business improvement. In other words, if you want to make real improvements in real life business situations, this is the book to show you how to do it. Also, if you want to pass the ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam, there is no better text.
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Summary: Better than Ever
Review: The second edition of Implementing Six Sigma, by Forrest Breyfogle, substantially updates and enriches the original work. In it's current form it may very well be the most comprehensive source of information about the practical application of statistical techniques in Six Sigma work. Like the previous edition, it is a highly informative book that illustrates how to tightly integrate balanced scorecard metrics with improvement techniques, to include Lean, Six Sigma, and theory of constraints (TOC) tools. Breyfogle's expanded step-by-step project execution roadmap illustrates when Lean/Six Sigma tools can be used to significant effect throughout the define-measure-analyze-improve-control (DMAIC) improvement cycle in a variety of settings. Other reviewers in the field have found the new book to be of significant value as well.
Writing in the February 2004 ASQ "Six Sigma Forum Magazine", Roger Hoerl, Manager of the Applied Statistics Laboratory at GE's Global Research Center categorized the work as "an excellent text for a technically oriented course for Black Belts or Master Black Belts...the most complete compilation of Six Sigma tools on the market." In the same publication, William Parr, Department of Statistics at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, stated "This is the best overall reference, providing encyclopedic coverage of statistical and statistically related topics that are of use in Six Sigma work. With this well-deserved professional recognition, Breyfogle firmly positions himself as a world-class authority in the application of successful techniques to the implementation of Six Sigma - and his latest work as the "how to" guide to success.
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