Books

Most Goal-Setting Books Overlook Finishing Sidetracked Dreams. While these books offer useful advice, they often focus on starting or simple accomplishments, not restarting after setbacks.

Restarting is unique—it brings emotional hurdles like shame, disappointment, fear of failing again, or memories tied to major life events. You might have...

What if learning Lean Manufacturing could actually be... LEANER?

Introducing Lean Manufacturing Periodic Table: Making Lean Manufacturing Leaner — a groundbreaking resource that does for Lean what the periodic table did for chemistry: organizes the complex, clarifies the confusing, and makes the entire system navigable for anyone willing to...

ENERGY in Motion:
Applying Lean Six Sigma to the Nuclear Energy Industry
Terra Vanzant Stern, PhD

The use of nuclear energy ensures smooth operations while guaranteeing that energy levels are supplied without any carbon emissions. This makes it one of the best energy sources in the world today. As nuclear energy advances, Lean Six Sigma tools can...

Lean Manufacturing, the production method first popularized by Toyota, has often been reduced to charts and tools by many US manufactures -- they’ve abandoned the original intent of the methodology. Many of the concepts and theories have becomes misconstrued, but systems such as Kanban (a Japanese concept used in Just-in-Time manufacturing) and...

CEOs often say “People are our most important asset,” yet companies frequently hesitate to invest in professional education, in-house consulting or internal entrepreneurism. Leadership training is often overlooked as well as change management and teambuilding. This book, based on a dissertation, suggests that without career guidance and personal...

Lean Manufacturing has long been an accepted practice in manufacturing environments. Leaner Manufacturing is the next generation that takes into account other process improvement tools and methodologies. Leaner Manufacturing also makes all the concepts easier to understand.

Leaner Manufacturing (LG) Manifesto
SSD Global Solutions supports the...

This book is based on the Leaner Government (LG) Manifesto

SSD Global Solutions supports the following concepts in Lean Government applications:

1. Consider customer service from the standpoint of optimizing value for the regulated community, the public, or other stakeholders.
2. Engage staff members and outside parties in ongoing enhancements and...

Uncover the fusion of Lean Six Sigma, a business-focused methodology, and Napoleon Hill’s Quality, Quantity, and Spirit formula (QQS). This combination creates a dynamic force that allows individuals and organizations to achieve new heights.

A hybrid methodology, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is designed to accommodate global challenges and constraints by capitalizing on Six Sigma and Lean Thinking. LSS incorporates best practices from programs such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Capability Maturity Model, and Total Quality Management.

International LSS...

Change Management and Process Improvement are considered two separate disciplines. Change Management initiatives often originate in the human resources department, whereas Process Improvement plans may come from the quality engineering or the project management departments. These departments’ agendas, knowledge, mindset, and resource competency...

When project managers are faced with budget cuts and fewer resources, waste elimination becomes a priority in maintaining effectiveness. This does not mean shortening or abandoning traditional project cycles. In fact, fast results on critical assignments can only be completed with strong plans and a detailed work breakdown structure. The...

Since the 1980s, Lean and Six Sigma have been used independently to make existing processes better, faster and more cost effective. For almost twenty years, countless companies have embraced the power of blending the two process improvement methodologies. This has resulted in major financial successes throughout the world, but no one denies that...

Lean Six Sigma: Making Lean Even Leaner – Your Professional Guide to Process Excellence

Note: This book was comprehensively revised in 2025 to reflect the latest methodologies and best practices. Due to Amazon’s e-book platform limitations, the publication date cannot be updated post-publication, but rest assured you’re getting the most current...