Strategic benchmarking reloaded with six sigma [[electronic resource] ] : improve your company's performance using global best practice / / Gregory H. Watson
| Strategic benchmarking reloaded with six sigma [[electronic resource] ] : improve your company's performance using global best practice / / Gregory H. Watson |
| Autore | Watson Gregory H |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina |
658.4/013
658.4013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Benchmarking (Management)
Six sigma (Quality control standard) Performance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-19664-7
1-281-28431-9 9786611284312 0-470-13054-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Strategic Benchmarking Reloaded with Six Sigma; Contents; Preface; THE ORIGINS OF STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING; BENCHMARKING AS AMANAGEMENT PRACTICE; THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING; THE CONTRIBUTION OF SIX SIGMA TO BENCHMARKING; ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Benchmarking: The First 25 Years (1979-2004); THE DAWN BEFORE BENCHMARKING SCIENCE; BENCHMARKING-AN OPPORTUNITY THAT EMERGED FROM A CRISIS; MEANWHILE, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARING FLOURISHED; THE DIFFUSION OF BENCHMARKING AS A PRACTICE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE PRACTICE OF BENCHMARKING
MAINSTREAMING BENCHMARKING INTO BUSINESSCHALLENGES OF THE COMING YEARS AND E-BENCHMARKING; CONCLUSION; Part I: The Business Context of Benchmarking; Chapter 1: Stimulating Business Improvement by Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; BENCHMARKING DEFINED ACCORDING TO CATEGORIES OF PRACTICE; BENCHMARKING DEFINED ACCORDING TO SOURCES OF DATA; DEFINITIONS OF THE COMPONENTS OF A PROCESS BENCHMARKING STUDY; BENCHMARKING-A DISCIPLINE IN TOTAL QUALITYMANAGEMENT; UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC OF A BENCHMARKING STUDY; SUMMARY OF EFFECTIVE BENCHMARKING PRACTICE Chapter 2: Linking Six Sigma to Strategic Planning and BenchmarkingAPPLYING A SYSTEMS APPROACH; STIMULUS: BEST PRACTICE OR THEORY OF OPERATIONS?; INVESTIGATING THE NATURE OF CHANGE; THE THEORY OF THEORIES; LEVERAGING CHANGE FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANAGING YOUR ABILITY TO KNOW AND LEARN; ESTIMATING THE PREDICTABILITY OF PERFORMANCE; EVALUATING YOUR BUSINESS AS A SYSTEM; RECOGNIZING THE LEVERS OF CHANGE; LEARNING TO SEE DIFFERENTLY-SIX SIGMA RECOGNIZE; IMPROVING BY ADAPTATION-COMPLEXITY IS REALITY; LEARNING FROM COMPLEXITY THEORY; EXPLORATION VERSUS EXPLOITATION MANAGING YOUR CORE BUSINESS PROCESSESINTEGRATING BENCHMARKING WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING; DOING BENCHMARKING-BEING DANTOTSU!; Part II: The Process of Benchmarking; Chapter 3: Understanding the Essence of Process Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AS A PROCESS; BENCHMARKINGWAS DEVELOPED AS AN ART AND IS TRANSITIONING TO A SCIENCE; LOADING SIX SIGMA INTO PROCESS BENCHMARKING; WHAT IS THE SIX SIGMA DMAIC PROCESS?; THE PROCESS OF BENCHMARKING; APPLYING THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS TO CONDUCT A STUDY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; BENEFITS AND PITFALLS OF BENCHMARKING SUMMARYChapter 4: Making Statistical Comparisons in Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTION OF THE SIX SIGMAMOVEMENT; THE NATURE OF COMPARISON; THE NATURE OF PERFORMANCEMEASUREMENT; TYPES OF DATA USED FOR COMPARISON; COLLECTING DATA TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE; JUDGING THE GOODNESS OF AMEASUREMENT SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS; THE SUPERIORITY OF STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; TYPES OF BENCHMARKING COMPARISONS; GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF BENCHMARKING STUDY RESULTS; VERBAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE STUDY RESULTS; WHAT CAN GOWRONG IN A STATISTICAL COMPARISON?; SUMMARY OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Chapter 5: Applying Benchmarking Results for Maximum Utility |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910145554103321 |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategic benchmarking reloaded with six sigma [[electronic resource] ] : improve your company's performance using global best practice / / Gregory H. Watson
| Strategic benchmarking reloaded with six sigma [[electronic resource] ] : improve your company's performance using global best practice / / Gregory H. Watson |
| Autore | Watson Gregory H |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina |
658.4/013
658.4013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Benchmarking (Management)
Six sigma (Quality control standard) Performance |
| ISBN |
1-119-19664-7
1-281-28431-9 9786611284312 0-470-13054-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Strategic Benchmarking Reloaded with Six Sigma; Contents; Preface; THE ORIGINS OF STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING; BENCHMARKING AS AMANAGEMENT PRACTICE; THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING; THE CONTRIBUTION OF SIX SIGMA TO BENCHMARKING; ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Benchmarking: The First 25 Years (1979-2004); THE DAWN BEFORE BENCHMARKING SCIENCE; BENCHMARKING-AN OPPORTUNITY THAT EMERGED FROM A CRISIS; MEANWHILE, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARING FLOURISHED; THE DIFFUSION OF BENCHMARKING AS A PRACTICE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE PRACTICE OF BENCHMARKING
MAINSTREAMING BENCHMARKING INTO BUSINESSCHALLENGES OF THE COMING YEARS AND E-BENCHMARKING; CONCLUSION; Part I: The Business Context of Benchmarking; Chapter 1: Stimulating Business Improvement by Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; BENCHMARKING DEFINED ACCORDING TO CATEGORIES OF PRACTICE; BENCHMARKING DEFINED ACCORDING TO SOURCES OF DATA; DEFINITIONS OF THE COMPONENTS OF A PROCESS BENCHMARKING STUDY; BENCHMARKING-A DISCIPLINE IN TOTAL QUALITYMANAGEMENT; UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC OF A BENCHMARKING STUDY; SUMMARY OF EFFECTIVE BENCHMARKING PRACTICE Chapter 2: Linking Six Sigma to Strategic Planning and BenchmarkingAPPLYING A SYSTEMS APPROACH; STIMULUS: BEST PRACTICE OR THEORY OF OPERATIONS?; INVESTIGATING THE NATURE OF CHANGE; THE THEORY OF THEORIES; LEVERAGING CHANGE FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANAGING YOUR ABILITY TO KNOW AND LEARN; ESTIMATING THE PREDICTABILITY OF PERFORMANCE; EVALUATING YOUR BUSINESS AS A SYSTEM; RECOGNIZING THE LEVERS OF CHANGE; LEARNING TO SEE DIFFERENTLY-SIX SIGMA RECOGNIZE; IMPROVING BY ADAPTATION-COMPLEXITY IS REALITY; LEARNING FROM COMPLEXITY THEORY; EXPLORATION VERSUS EXPLOITATION MANAGING YOUR CORE BUSINESS PROCESSESINTEGRATING BENCHMARKING WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING; DOING BENCHMARKING-BEING DANTOTSU!; Part II: The Process of Benchmarking; Chapter 3: Understanding the Essence of Process Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AS A PROCESS; BENCHMARKINGWAS DEVELOPED AS AN ART AND IS TRANSITIONING TO A SCIENCE; LOADING SIX SIGMA INTO PROCESS BENCHMARKING; WHAT IS THE SIX SIGMA DMAIC PROCESS?; THE PROCESS OF BENCHMARKING; APPLYING THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS TO CONDUCT A STUDY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; BENEFITS AND PITFALLS OF BENCHMARKING SUMMARYChapter 4: Making Statistical Comparisons in Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTION OF THE SIX SIGMAMOVEMENT; THE NATURE OF COMPARISON; THE NATURE OF PERFORMANCEMEASUREMENT; TYPES OF DATA USED FOR COMPARISON; COLLECTING DATA TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE; JUDGING THE GOODNESS OF AMEASUREMENT SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS; THE SUPERIORITY OF STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; TYPES OF BENCHMARKING COMPARISONS; GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF BENCHMARKING STUDY RESULTS; VERBAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE STUDY RESULTS; WHAT CAN GOWRONG IN A STATISTICAL COMPARISON?; SUMMARY OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Chapter 5: Applying Benchmarking Results for Maximum Utility |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830336403321 |
Watson Gregory H
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| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategic benchmarking reloaded with six sigma [[electronic resource] ] : improve your company's performance using global best practice / / Gregory H. Watson
| Strategic benchmarking reloaded with six sigma [[electronic resource] ] : improve your company's performance using global best practice / / Gregory H. Watson |
| Autore | Watson Gregory H |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina |
658.4/013
658.4013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Benchmarking (Management)
Six sigma (Quality control standard) Performance |
| ISBN |
1-119-19664-7
1-281-28431-9 9786611284312 0-470-13054-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Strategic Benchmarking Reloaded with Six Sigma; Contents; Preface; THE ORIGINS OF STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING; BENCHMARKING AS AMANAGEMENT PRACTICE; THE BUSINESS BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC BENCHMARKING; THE CONTRIBUTION OF SIX SIGMA TO BENCHMARKING; ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Benchmarking: The First 25 Years (1979-2004); THE DAWN BEFORE BENCHMARKING SCIENCE; BENCHMARKING-AN OPPORTUNITY THAT EMERGED FROM A CRISIS; MEANWHILE, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND SHARING FLOURISHED; THE DIFFUSION OF BENCHMARKING AS A PRACTICE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE PRACTICE OF BENCHMARKING
MAINSTREAMING BENCHMARKING INTO BUSINESSCHALLENGES OF THE COMING YEARS AND E-BENCHMARKING; CONCLUSION; Part I: The Business Context of Benchmarking; Chapter 1: Stimulating Business Improvement by Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; BENCHMARKING DEFINED ACCORDING TO CATEGORIES OF PRACTICE; BENCHMARKING DEFINED ACCORDING TO SOURCES OF DATA; DEFINITIONS OF THE COMPONENTS OF A PROCESS BENCHMARKING STUDY; BENCHMARKING-A DISCIPLINE IN TOTAL QUALITYMANAGEMENT; UNDERSTANDING THE LOGIC OF A BENCHMARKING STUDY; SUMMARY OF EFFECTIVE BENCHMARKING PRACTICE Chapter 2: Linking Six Sigma to Strategic Planning and BenchmarkingAPPLYING A SYSTEMS APPROACH; STIMULUS: BEST PRACTICE OR THEORY OF OPERATIONS?; INVESTIGATING THE NATURE OF CHANGE; THE THEORY OF THEORIES; LEVERAGING CHANGE FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANAGING YOUR ABILITY TO KNOW AND LEARN; ESTIMATING THE PREDICTABILITY OF PERFORMANCE; EVALUATING YOUR BUSINESS AS A SYSTEM; RECOGNIZING THE LEVERS OF CHANGE; LEARNING TO SEE DIFFERENTLY-SIX SIGMA RECOGNIZE; IMPROVING BY ADAPTATION-COMPLEXITY IS REALITY; LEARNING FROM COMPLEXITY THEORY; EXPLORATION VERSUS EXPLOITATION MANAGING YOUR CORE BUSINESS PROCESSESINTEGRATING BENCHMARKING WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING; DOING BENCHMARKING-BEING DANTOTSU!; Part II: The Process of Benchmarking; Chapter 3: Understanding the Essence of Process Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AS A PROCESS; BENCHMARKINGWAS DEVELOPED AS AN ART AND IS TRANSITIONING TO A SCIENCE; LOADING SIX SIGMA INTO PROCESS BENCHMARKING; WHAT IS THE SIX SIGMA DMAIC PROCESS?; THE PROCESS OF BENCHMARKING; APPLYING THE BENCHMARKING PROCESS TO CONDUCT A STUDY; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; BENEFITS AND PITFALLS OF BENCHMARKING SUMMARYChapter 4: Making Statistical Comparisons in Benchmarking; INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTION OF THE SIX SIGMAMOVEMENT; THE NATURE OF COMPARISON; THE NATURE OF PERFORMANCEMEASUREMENT; TYPES OF DATA USED FOR COMPARISON; COLLECTING DATA TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE; JUDGING THE GOODNESS OF AMEASUREMENT SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS; THE SUPERIORITY OF STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; TYPES OF BENCHMARKING COMPARISONS; GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF BENCHMARKING STUDY RESULTS; VERBAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE STUDY RESULTS; WHAT CAN GOWRONG IN A STATISTICAL COMPARISON?; SUMMARY OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Chapter 5: Applying Benchmarking Results for Maximum Utility |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019489603321 |
Watson Gregory H
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| Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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