Publisher's Synopsis
"To successfully compete in today's global marketplace, organizations can and must do more to improve their internal operational efficiencies. Operational Excellence: Using Lean Six Sigma to Translate Customer Value through Global Supply Chains consolidates hundreds of tools and methods into 110 key concepts designed to translate the "voice of the customer" throughout global supply chains, dramatically improving productivity and shareholder economic value added (EVA). Recognizing failure is often self-induced through poor leadership coupled with an inability to form and effectively execute a strategic vision, this book operates from three premises- Organizations have the power to increase organizational competitiveness in an era of globalization through the application of Lean Six Sigma Operational performance directly correlates with an organization's financial, operational and resultant productivity, as well as with shareholder EVA me