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 Lean Sigma: A Practitioner's Guide
  

  Lean Sigma: A Practitioner's Guide by Ian Wedgwood

  • Published by: PRENTICE-HALL
  • Author: Ian Wedgwood
  • Page Count: 460
  • Group: INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
  • ISBN: 0132390787 / 9780132390781
  • Published: Oct 2006

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Lean Sigma: A Practitioner's Guide
Table of Contents

Introduction

What Is a Beta?

Who Should Read This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

Beta Disclaimer

1 An Overview of Windows Vista

The Development of Longhorn

??Vista? Unveiled

What??s Not in Windows Vista

New Interface Features

What??s New Under the Hood

Support for Document Metadata

Performance Improvements

Stability Improvements

Security Enhancements

Windows Presentation Foundation

Desktop Window Manager

Improved Graphics

Transactional NTFS

XML Paper Specification

New and Improved Programs and Tools

Welcome Center

Control Panel

Internet Explorer 7

Windows Mail

Windows Calendar

Media Player

Media Center

Windows Photo Gallery

DVD Burning and Authoring

Per-Application Volume Control

Sound Recorder

Windows Easy Transfer

Windows Backup

The Game Explorer

Mobility Center

Network Center

Network Map

Windows Collaboration

How Windows Vista Affects You

IT Professionals

Developers

Power Users

Digital Media Users

Business Users

Road Warriors

Small Business Owners

Gamers

Parents

From Here

2 Moving to Windows Vista

Windows Vista System Requirements

Processor Requirements

Memory Requirements

The System Rating

Storage Requirements

Graphics Requirements

Hardware Requirements for Various Vista Features

Vista Versions

Windows Anytime Upgrade

Preparing for Windows Vista

Check Your System Requirements

Upgrade Your Hardware

Back Up Your Files

Clean Up Your Hard Disk

Check and Defragment Your Hard Disk

The Windows Vista Installation Process

The Windows Easy Transfer Tool

Logging On Under the Administrator Account

Windows Vista Deployment

Modularization

Windows Imaging Format

Maintaining WIM Files with XImage

Automating Installations with System Image Manager

Deploying Windows Vista

From Here

3 The Windows Vista Interface

The Windows Presentation Foundation

General Interface Changes

The Vista Desktop

The Vista Taskbar

The Start Menu

The Aero Glass Theme

Better Cool Switches: Flip and Flip 3D

Taskbar Thumbnails

New Folder Windows

Navigating Folders

Instant Search

The Task Pane

The Preview Pane

The Reading Pane

The Navigation Pane

Live Folder Icons

Gadgets and the Windows Sidebar

From Here

4 File System Improvements

Metadata and the Windows Explorer Property System

Desktop Searching with Windows Search

As-You-Type Searches with Instant Search

Advanced Searches

Saving Searches

Windows Mail Searches

Grouping, Stacking, and Filtering with Metadata

Grouping Files

Stacking Files

Filtering Files

Search Folders

Selecting Files with Check Boxes

Dragging and Dropping Files

Shadow Copies and Transactional NTFS

Reverting to a Previous Version of a Volume, Folder, or File

XML Paper Specification (XPS)

From Here

5 Vista Performance and Maintenance

Vista??s Performance Improvements

Faster Startup

Sleep Mode: The Best of Both Worlds

SuperFetch with ReadyBoost: The Faster Fetcher

Restart Manager

Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSAT)

Windows System Performance Rating

Handling Performance Problems

Vista??s Stability Improvements

I/O Cancellation

Reliability Monitor

Service Recovery

Startup Repair Tool

New Diagnostics Tools

Disk Diagnostics

Memory Diagnostics

Resource Exhaustion Detection

Network Diagnostics

Windows Performance Diagnostic Console

Event Viewer

System Configuration Utility Enhancements

Windows Backup

From Here

6 Security Enhancements in Windows Vista

Control Panel??s Security Settings

New Security Center Features

Windows Firewall: Bidirectional Protection

Thwarting Spyware with Windows Defender

Spyware Scanning

Windows Defender Settings

New Internet Explorer 7 Security Features

Protected Mode: Reducing Internet Explorer??s Privileges

Total Security: Internet Explorer Without Add-Ons

Thwarting Phishers with the Phishing Filter

Easier Add-On Management

Deleting Browser History

User Account Control: Smarter User Privileges

Elevating Privileges

File and Registry Virtualization

User Account Control Policies

More New Security Features

Preventing Rogue Services with Windows Service Hardening

System Drive Encryption with BitLocker

Avoiding Overflows with Support for the NX Bit

Using Parental Controls to Restrict Computer Usage

Network Access Protection

Thwarting Spam with Windows Mail??s Junk Filter

Setting the Junk Email Protection Level

Fine-Tuning the Spam Filter

Blocking Countries and Languages

From Here

7 Mobile Computing in Windows Vista

The Mobile PC Control Panel

The Windows Mobility Center

Power Management in Vista

Monitoring Battery Life

Specifying a Power Plan

Creating a Custom Power Plan

Configuring Your Notebook??s Power Buttons

Presentation Settings

Windows SideShow

New Vista Tablet PC Features

Changing the Screen Orientation

Tablet PC Settings

Tablet PC Input Panel

Using Pen Flicks

Pointer Options

Personalizing Handwriting Recognition

The Snipping Tool

From Here

8 New Networking Features

The Network Center

Connecting to a Network

Personalizing the Network

Network Map

Common Network Tasks

View Network Computers and Devices

Set Up File and Printer Sharing

Connect to a Workplace

Set Up a Network

Add a Computer or Device

Diagnose Network Problems

Manage Networks

Manage Network Connections

Windows Meeting Space

People Near Me

Starting Windows Meeting Space

Joining a Meeting Space Session

Starting a Meeting Space Session

Inviting People to the Session

Share a Handout

Start a Presentation

Controlling the Presentation

The Sync Center

From Here

9 Digital Media in Windows Vista

Easier AutoPlay Defaults

Windows Photo Gallery

Grouping Images

Image Metadata and Tagging

Instant Search

Image Editing

More Tools

What??s New in Windows Media Player 11

Navigating the Library

Album Art and the WMP Interface

Grouping and Stacking Media

Media Metadata and Tagging

Instant Search

Syncing with Media Devices

Easier Ripping

Burning Options

Library Sharing

Playing DVDs

New Media Center Features

Interface Enhancements

New Menu Structure

More Media Center Improvements

Digital Audio in Windows Vista

Per-Application Volume Control

Sound Recorder

Audio Devices and Sound Themes

DVD Authoring

From Here

10 Windows Vista and Gaming

The Game Explorer

Getting Games into the Game Explorer

Game-Related Tasks

Support for Games Metadata

ESRB Game Ratings

Parental Controls for Games

Turn Off Game Play

Controlling Games via Ratings and Descriptors

Blocking and Allowing Specific Games

Gaming and WinSAT

DirectX 10

From Here

Index

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CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

PART I PROJECT ROADMAPS TO SOLVE BUSINESS PROBLEMS

Chapter 2 Define??Tools Roadmap Applied to the Beginning of All Projects 13

Chapter 3 Global Process Problems 23

          A: On-Time Delivery Issues 23

          B: Capacity of Process Is Too Low 27

          C: RTY, Defects, Accuracy, Quality, Scrap, and Rework Issues 29

          D: % Uptime Is Too Low 33

          E: Pace of Process Too Slow 36

          F: Process Has Enough Capacity, But Fails Intermittently 38

          G: Process Has Enough Capacity, But Process Lead Time Is Too Long 41

          H: Individual Steps Meet Takt, Global Process Does Not 44

          I: Demand from the Customer Is Too Variable 47

          J: Too Many Entity Types (Products) 51

          K: High Schedule Variation 54

          L: Measurement System Broken 60

          M: Performance Characteristic Not Good Enough 63

          N: Planned Maintenance Takes Too Long 64

          O: Setup/Changeover Takes Too Long 65

          P: Too Much Unplanned Maintenance 68

          Q: Process Can??t Make Product at All 72

          R: Resource Usage Is Too High (Headcount Reduction) 75

          S: Inventory Is Too High 78

          T: Waste/Process Loss Too High 82

          U: High Forecast Variation 85

          V: Not Enough Sales 89

          W: Backlog of Orders Is Too High 91

          X: Payments Made to Suppliers Not Optimized 93

          Y: Accounts Receivable Are Too High 95

Chapter 4 Individual Step Process Problems 99

Chapter 5 Control??Tools Used at the End of All Projects 107

PART II ROADMAPS TO FIND PROJECTS WHERE NO OBVIOUS CANDIDATES EXIST

Chapter 6 Discovery??Tools Applied to Identify Projects 115

PART III ROADMAPS TO GUIDE IN THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF EACH LEAN SIGMA TOOL

Chapter 7 Tools 119

    01: 5 Whys 119

    02: 5S 122

    03: Affinity 130

    04: ANOVA 133

    05: Box Plot 141

    06: Capability??Attribute 143

    07: Capability??Continuous 146

    08: Cause & Effect (C&E) Matrix 153

    09: Chi-Square 157

    10: Control Charts 163

    11: Critical Path Analysis 171

    12: Customer Interviewing 174

    13: Customer Requirements Tree 183

    14: Customer Surveys 186

    15: Demand Profiling 193

    16: Demand Segmentation 196

    17: DOE??Introduction 202

    18: DOE??Screening 213

    19: DOE??Characterizing 222

    20: DOE??Optimizing 237

    21: Fishbone Diagram 249

    22: Handoff Map 253

    23: KPOVs and Data 257

    24: Load Chart 268

    25: MSA??Validity 272

    26: MSA??Attribute 276

    27: MSA??Continuous 284

    28: Multi-Cycle Analysis 294

    29: Multi-Vari Studies 300

    30: Murphy??s Analysis 306

    31: Normality Test 308

    32: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 311

    33: Pareto Chart 318

    34: Poka Yoke (Mistake Proofing) 321

    35: Process FMEA 325

    36: Process Variables (Input/Output) Map 330

    37: Project Charter 333

    38: Pull Systems and Kanban 342

    39: Rapid Changeover (SMED) 354

    40: Regression 362

    41: SIPOC 372

    42: Spaghetti (Physical Process) Map 376

    43: Statistical Process Control (SPC) 380

    44: Swimlane Map 384

    45: Test of Equal Variance 389

    46: Time??Global Process Cycle Time 392

    47: Time??Individual Step Cycle Time 395

    48: Time??Process Lead Time 398

    49: Time??Replenishment Time 401

    50: Time??Takt Time 404

    51: Total Productive Maintenance 408

    52: t-Test??1-Sample 411

    53: t-Test??2-Sample 416

    54: t-Test??Paired 422

    55: Value Stream Map 423

 

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