1st Edition

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

By Kim H. Pries, Jon M. Quigley Copyright 2013
365 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

366 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

365 Pages
by Auerbach Publications

A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Re ducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers the methods and techniques currently... Read more

Introduction. Saving Money with Homegrown Ideas. Arbitrary Cost Down Approach. Rubric for Costing Down. The Isuzu Approach to Tear Downs. The DOD Approach. Classical Value Analysis / Value Engineering Techniques. Classical Techniques. Saving Money with Six Sigma Projects. Saving Money with Lean Manufacturing. Saving Money with Optimization. Regaining Money with Cost Recovery. Other Methods. Finding Cost Reductions. When Cost Improvement Goes Wrong.

Biography

Kim H. Pries & Jon M. Quigley
Co-Founders, Value Transformation, LLC