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This classic book uses words and diagrams, rather than formulas and equations, to help readers understand what statistics is, and how to think statistically.
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In Search of Excellence is one of the most read books on management, and till today, has been widely acclaimed to be one of the best around. Although it is penned more than 30 years ago, the key points in this book are still very relevant in today's context because sound management principles cut t…
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Important text offers lucid explanation of how to regulate variables and maintain control over statistics in order to achieve quality control over manufactured products, crops and data. Topics include statistical control, establishing limits of variability, measurements of physical properties and c…
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A Passion For Excellence is the single most existing, inspiring, career-transforming book ever published for people who want to get ahead. It takes you behind, the scenes in some of the most successful organizations and analyses what makes them distinctive. Here are real people, real companies, rea…
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Taichii Ohno, the inventory of the Toyota Production System and Lean manufacturing, explains how Lean principles can improve any production endeavour.
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Measuring Quality Improvement in Healthcare covers practical applications of the tools and techniques of statistical process control (SPC), including control charts, in healthcare settings. The authors' straightforward discussions of data collection, variation, and process improvement set the conte…
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Offers a critique of the roots of management education and argues that institutions of higher learning must teach managers how to integrate the discipline of learning into their very being.
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What is a "World Class Production System"? The many lessons in this slim book form the basis of an answer to that question. John Black presents the reader with powerful JIT (Just-In-Time) concepts that can be applied to any business and how those concepts can be the basis of a change strategy for d…
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Provides 100 sample workplace conversations designed to improve organizational communications in many situations including; reviewing, evaluating, planning, coaching, mentoring, data interpretation, decision-making, managing and supervising, reflection and celebration.
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Language is the primary tool by which we communicate. Kegan and Lahey argue, though, that the words we use do more than represent feelings and attitudes. The very choice itself of one word or expression over another can determine feelings and attitudes and--most importantly--actions. In order to d…
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This text includes 15 practices for improving nurse manager performance. Areas include: Customized manager training; Manager peer mentoring; Desktop dashboards; Strategic planning protocols; Leadership triads; Manager assistants; Dedicated administrative support; Unit staffing associate, Nurse mana…
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This is a brief tale of two mice and two humans who live in a maze and one day are faced with change: someone moves their cheese. Reactions vary from quick adjustment to waiting for the situation to change by itself to suit their needs. This story is about adjusting attitudes toward change in life,…
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"Lean Six Sigma" integrates Lean Production with the cost and tools of Six Sigma and provides a roadmap of implementation so that results are seen in less than a year.
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This pocket guide provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach to the Six Sigma process, which includes diagrams, charts, and tables.
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In this resource the author explores activies and games as an instructional method for teaching adults. It shows you how to customize more than thirty different kinds of games and activiites that fit the circumstances perfectly and that can be designed in mere minutes.
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"Lean Six Sigma for Service" offers statistical tools and Lean tools that will reduce costs and speed up service processes and transactions.
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For many who work in health care today, overwhelming business pressures and perceived barriers to change have nearly extinguished their flame of passion to help others. In this book, author Quint Studer shares his personal story and provides specific prescriptive tools and practices to create and s…
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The book Lean Six Sigma in Sickness and in Health seeks to explain, using a healthcare illustration, Beyond Lean Six Sigma techniques in a thorough but entertaining and easy-to-understand way. The easy-to-digest format is perfect for executive managers scanning for the right management initiative, …
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The Lexicon provides definitions, examples, and lots of illustrations to clarify the special language lean thinkers use and sometimes confuse. The Lexicon contains more than 145 definitions and 55 graphics, plus four appendices with additional terms, illustrations, and references.
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The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability.
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