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The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Michael L. George (Author), John Maxey (Author), David T. Rowlands (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,053 ratings
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Vital tools for implementing Lean Six Sigma--what they are, how they work, and which to use

The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook is today's most complete and results-based reference to the tools and concepts needed to understand, implement, and leverage Lean Six Sigma. The only guide that groups tools by purpose and use, this hands-on reference provides:

  • Analyses of nearly 100 tools and methodologies--from DMAIC and Pull Systems to Control Charts and Pareto Charts
  • Detailed explanations of each tool to help you know how, when, and why to use it for maximum efficacy
  • Sections for each tool explaining how to create it, how to interpret what you find, and expert tips

Lean Six Sigma is today's leading technique to maximize production efficiency and maintain control over each step in the managerial process. With The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook, you'll discover how to propel your organization to new levels of competitive success--one tool at a time.

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Michael L. George is the president of George Group and author of Lean Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma for Service. John Maxey is a director at George Group. David Rowlands is the vice president of Lean Six Sigma for the North American Solutions Group, the sales, service, and marketing arm of Xerox. Malcolm Upton is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with George Group.

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Vital tools for implementing Lean Six Sigma--what they are, how they work, and which to use

The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook is today's most complete and results-based reference to the tools and concepts needed to understand, implement, and leverage Lean Six Sigma. The only guide that groups tools by purpose and use, this hands-on reference provides:

  • Analyses of nearly 100 tools and methodologies--from DMAIC and Pull Systems to Control Charts and Pareto Charts
  • Detailed explanations of each tool to help you know how, when, and why to use it for maximum efficacy
  • Sections for each tool explaining how to create it, how to interpret what you find, and expert tips

    Lean Six Sigma is today's leading technique to maximize production efficiency and maintain control over each step in the managerial process. With The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook, you'll discover how to propel your organization to new levels of competitive success--one tool at a time.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003O85BTK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 1st edition (October 13, 2004)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2004
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9547 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,053 ratings

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David Rowlands is the vice president of Lean Six Sigma for the North American Solutions Group, the sales, service, and marketing arm of Xerox.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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3,053 global ratings
Great for instructional purposes
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Great for instructional purposes
I have been using the LSS Pocket Toolbook for years, primarily in an instructional mode. No, it is not a book that is going to add any knowledge to an experienced quality resource as many reviews state, but it is a very good tool for teaching new CPI resources. I am currently in a teaching role where this book is handed out to every participant. In fact, if the books do not arrive in time, it is disruptive to the teaching flow. For most topics in the class there is an equivalent area of the Toolbook that I can first refer to before going into the main material. I have an established nightly reading plan that will take a participant through the entire book in the course of a two-week introductory CPI class. I teach some topics entirely from the Toolbook, for example, C&E Matrix and DoE. There are some key concept pages that we turn to and read together, for example, page 70 Types of Data, page 118 Types of Variation. The section on hypothesis testing provides some very good plain language descriptions of the basic concepts that help people get through the initial learning. I am on my third copy where I coil bind and add tabs for quick reference. I carry this book wherever I go when teaching or working on CPI projects; there are almost daily opportunities to open it and discuss some aspect of CPI. If I were to change anything about the book, I would make it flow in more of a DMAIC fashion with some additional information about the use of the tools in the context of a project. There is a section that does this to some extent, but somewhat general. Many minor typos remain in the book from the first edition, but no technical errors that I have found. The PDF version that has been around for some time is not formatted very well, with page breaks in the wrong locations and tables not converting well.
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Erik Gfesser
5.0 out of 5 stars The best of the pocket Six Sigma tool guides
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2007
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This text is simply the best of the various pocket Six Sigma tool guides currently available in the marketplace. Although this book is a quick reference guide as the subtitle suggests, there is enough substance here for it to walk on legs and provide learning material for those readers already familiar with basic quality concepts. Quite honestly, I am not sure how the authors arrived at the "Nearly 100 Tools" portion of the subtitle, because the tools presented here can be numbered in various ways. However, this aspect really does not matter. What matters is that all of the major Six Sigma tools are presented with a lot of nice diagrams, graphs, and other figures to give the reader a good sense of the fundamentals of any given tool. These well-encapsulated nuggets of information should serve as excellent memory joggers for some, and good starting points for those needing additional detail available in other texts or online resources. Especially helpful are the numerous brief "tips" sections throughout that point novices in the right direction. Note that the organization of the book might not be well suited for some, because it is not ordered according to the customary steps of the DMAIC process. To some degree, the first chapter points to various sections of the book during its cursory walkthrough of the DMAIC process, although the street signs are not very well planned. Despite some minor flaws, this book serves its purpose well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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I was taking a course at my job for lean six sigma. This book was required. It definitely teaches you what you need to know.
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Nicholas Alexander Ventura
4.0 out of 5 stars I use this book all the time
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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It's really good from a management perspective, but doesn't have enough statistics or advance approaches to actually do testing. I would recommend this for a white belt moving to yellow or yellow belt moving to green.
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David Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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Chaz Turbino
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick reference guide for your LSS projects
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2012
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The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook

I purchased this pocket toolbook knowing it wouldn't be a comprehensive book discussing the theories, principles, and background of Lean principles. I have taken numerous Master and Doctorate level courses related to Production and Manufacturing, so I have an understanding of DMAIC and lean six sigma. I only wanted the pocket guide for selecting the right tools to achieve the tollgate deliverables for projects at work, and as a quick reference (Cliff Notes so to speak) for each of the tollgates.

As a result, I feel this book succeeds as being a pocket guide. It isn't a full textbook but it is detailed enough to get the job done. The various tools featured in the book (value added analysis, fishbone diagram, Pareto charts, etc... are valuable as they are presented in a high-level format to guide you towards the tollgate deliverables.

Overall: 5/5 stars, should be sitting on your shelf if you work with LSS projects at work.
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Douglas Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Quick Reference Guide
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2004
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This pocket toolbook hits the "sweet spot" as a quick reference guide for lean six sigma practitioners. Don't expect this to be an in-depth treatment of the 70+ tools covered in this book. If you're new to the lean/six sigma disciplines, you need to start someplace else. However, if you are currently working in these disciplines and you need a reference with enough meat to remind you of how/why/when a particular tool should be used and also a little of the statistical foundations supporting the tool, then you will find this to be a very valuable book to own. I own just about all of the "pocket guides" and I often find them to be a little too cryptic and abbreviated to meet my needs. This book is a very nice middle ground between the often complex and verbose "learning textbooks" and the often times overly brief pocket guides. As with any first edition, there are some errors that slipped through the editing process, but I can still highly recommend this book as one to keep handy when your out there fighting those "quality and productivity" battles.
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Carolina Shopper
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Lean Six Sigma Book - Easy to Carry, Very Useful!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017
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Great, easy to carry, quick reference book for Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools. I got my first copy of this book when I trained as an LSS Black Belt several years ago. I carried the book on all my business travel, and used it for a quick refresher on various tools and concepts. My original version is now fanned out, dog-eared, and full of notes - all signs of a valuable book. I recently purchased a new copy for my daughter, who is an engineering student, and uses many LSS tools/concepts in her work. I was so glad this was still in print and available for me to share!
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Paul F.
3.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition - NO PAGE NUMBERS
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2013
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I apologize for the shouting, but this book was assigned for my Six Sigma course, and there are constant references to PAGE NUMBERS both in the course and within the text itself. It's shocking to me that Kindle has not found a way to support original page numbers, substituting "Location" numbers that are only relative position information. This leaves the reader with a very painful situation of having to search the table of contents, which only works if the reference is the same as the topic you're searching for.

The book itself is reasonably organized, although I keep feeling as though there was insufficient background and "flow." It is truly more of a reference than a text, in that you have to comprehend the material almost all at once, rather than being taught in a logical progression. Because it really is just a reference, it's even more crucial to be able to REFER to the list, definition, etc. on a certain PAGE in the book.

I loathe paper books, since I have to carry many books with me at all times. But I cannot understand how reference books can be Kindle-published without usable page numbers.
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Humberto A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy Practico!!
Reviewed in Mexico on June 27, 2022
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excelente libro para hacer consultas rapidas o para estudiarlo viene muy completo
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Megan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery and in pristine condition
Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2021
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The book was in pristine shape for having beeb advertised as used. Very happy.
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Marco G F Capozzi
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book
Reviewed in Italy on May 1, 2024
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I use this book whenever I need a quick reference on six-sigma tools. There are more comprehensive books on the topic, but none beats this in terms of ease of access, useful content needed on-the-fly when working on problems in the office.
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Rafael
5.0 out of 5 stars Libro herramienta resumen Lean Six Sigma
Reviewed in Spain on April 7, 2022
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El libro resume de manera precisa las distintas herramientas lean six sigma. Proporciona además consejos sobre cómo abordarlas.
Recomendable como libro de consulta rápida.
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