1st Edition

Communication for Continuous Improvement Projects

By Tina Agustiady Copyright 2014
    320 Pages
    by CRC Press

    320 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Manufacturing companies work endlessly to make process improvements, yet they are often hard to implement and even harder to sustain. The reason: companies often stumble when communicating why the methodologies are being used and how to sustain the improvements. Communication for Continuous Improvement Projects demonstrates how to communicate change, create confidence in the new processes, and empower employees. It shows how to be an effective change agent by utilizing tools that make sense while being competitive in the business market.

    The book explores how the proper tools, communication, and management make the Lean Six Sigma methodologies work. It includes a Continuous Improvement Toolkit that is an easy reference for what tool to use and when and how to effectively teach the tools to employees who are not necessarily engineers. Communicating these tools is the most difficult part of using the tools. The author details the implementation of the actual tools that create confidence and explains Lean Six Sigma in a way that will make employees want to jump on board.

    Result-driven decisions can be made from the methodologies described in this book, making processes quantifiably better with sustainable results. Extensive and informative, the book takes the guesswork out of the art of continuous improvement through communication.

    Effective Communication. Best in Class Practices. Maintaining Sustainability. Empowering Employees. Project Managing Employees Including Your Boss. How to Get People to Trust You. Changing the Status Quo. Decision Making. Visual Communication. Lean Six Sigma and TPM. Toolkit. Lean Six Sigma Case Study. Appendix.

    Biography

    Agustiady, Tina