04496nam 2200805 a 450 991078572280332120230125205352.01-283-89508-01-60649-408-210.4128/9781606494080(CKB)2670000000270816(EBL)1048415(OCoLC)817895544(SSID)ssj0000777506(PQKBManifestationID)12388054(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777506(PQKBWorkID)10756920(PQKB)10542149(OCoLC)819661960(CaBNVSL)swl00401695(Au-PeEL)EBL1048415(CaPaEBR)ebr10629391(CaONFJC)MIL420758(CaSebORM)9781606494073(MiAaPQ)EBC1048415(EXLCZ)99267000000027081620121128d2012 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLean sigma methods and tools for service organizations[electronic resource] the story of a cruise line transformation /Jaideep Motwani, Rob Ptacek, and Richard Fleming1st ed.[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) Business Expert Press20121 online resource (138 p.)Service systems and innovations in business and society collectionPart of: 2012 digital library.1-60649-407-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]) and index.1. The lean sigma for service challenge -- 2. Identification and understanding of lean sigma implementation -- 3. Lean sigma methods and tools, basic concepts -- 4. Comparing manufacturing and service environments -- 5. Key enablers, policy deployment, accountability sessions, employee training and involvement, and lean sigma tool selection and application -- 6. Analysis of the current state -- 7. Application of lean sigma tools and results -- 8. Making cultural transitions -- 9. Achieving, sustaining, and celebrating success -- References -- Index.Every business aspires to be competitive and profitable in their markets. To do this, an organization needs to offer customers value propositions, whether it is manifest in the product they produce or in the service they provide. This in turn will create customer loyalty and growth. There are a number of organizational philosophies and strategies used by businesses to help accomplish this goal, among which are the concepts of Six-Sigma and Lean. Both are widely recognized and implemented, and both have been successful in improving value propositions of a variety of organizations, mostly in manufacturing concerns. Lean Sigma Methods and Tools for Service Organizations proposes to integrate the best practices from each of these philosophies and apply them to a customer-focused organization--a cruise ship--whose overriding mission is to deliver superior service to its customers. The authors demonstrate in this book how key components of both Six-Sigma and Lean, such as identifying and removing defects, elimination of waste, metrics, speed of delivery, and the seamless integration of these concepts and practices throughout the operation, serve to enhance the kind of value propositions that customers recognize and which allows the organization to be successful.2012 digital library.Service systems and innovations in business and society collection.Story of a cruise line transformation.Six sigma (Quality control standard)Lean manufacturingService industriesQuality controlCruise linesQuality controlleanlean sigmaservicewaste eliminationcontinuous improvementservice excellenceSix sigma (Quality control standard)Lean manufacturing.Service industriesQuality control.Cruise linesQuality control.658.562Motwani Jaideep858207Ptacek Rob1529691Fleming Richard150237MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785722803321Lean sigma methods and tools for service organizations3774112UNINA02390nam 22004453 450 991091568630332120230221195701.0988-237-895-1(CKB)25753752900041(MiAaPQ)EBC30325894(Au-PeEL)EBL30325894(OCoLC)1357012958(MdBmJHUP)musev2_109637(BIP)084483216(EXLCZ)992575375290004120230113d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBotanical Illustrated Guide to Hong Kong Native Plants (Bilingual Edition)1st ed.Hong Kong :Chinese University Press, The,2023.©2023.1 online resource (310 pages)988-237-270-8 This beautifully illustrated guide presents a carefully curated collection of 20 plant species native to Hong Kong, with scientific, detailed illustrations and morphological descriptions, together with botanical references, all essential for species authentication.Of the 20 species selected, 15 are precious, rare and endangered, or protected species, making this guide of special importance for plant preservation in Hong Kong, as well as for botanists, plant lovers, and illustrators. 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