ABSTRACT

A company with effective cost reduction activities in place will be better positioned to adapt to shifting economic conditions. In fact, it can make the difference between organizations that thrive and those that simply survive during times of economic uncertainty. Reducing Process Costs with Lean, Six Sigma, and Value Engineering Techniques covers

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|34 pages

Saving Money with Homegrown Ideas

chapter 3|18 pages

Arbitrary Cost Down Approach

chapter 4|28 pages

The Isuzu Approach to Teardowns

chapter 5|14 pages

The DoD Approach

chapter 7|20 pages

Classical Techniques

chapter 8|56 pages

Saving Money with Six Sigma Projects

chapter 9|22 pages

Saving Money with Lean Manufacturing

chapter 10|24 pages

Saving Money with Optimization

chapter 11|10 pages

Regaining Money with Cost Recovery

chapter 12|20 pages

Other Methods

chapter 13|26 pages

Finding Cost Reductions

chapter 14|16 pages

When Cost Improvement Goes Wrong