Table Of ContentProject ManageMent
Communication Communication
for Continuous
for Continuous
Improvement
Improvement
Projects
Projects
Manufacturing companies work endlessly to make process improvements, yet
they are often difficult to implement and even harder to sustain. The reason:
companies often stumble when communicating why certain methodologies
are being used and how to sustain the improvements. Communication for
Continuous Improvement Projects demonstrates how to communicate
change, create confidence in new processes, and empower employees.
it shows how to be an effective change agent by utilizing tools that make
sense while still being competitive in the business market.
The book explores how the proper tools, communication, and management
make the methodologies with Lean six sigma work. it includes a Continuous
improvement Toolkit that is an easy reference for what tool to use and when
and how to effectively teach the tools to employees who are not necessarily
engineers. Communicating these tools is the most difficult part of using the
tools. The author details the implementation of the actual tools that creates
confidence and explains Lean six sigma in a way that will make employees
want to jump on board.
Features
• shows how to sustain results
• utilizes a Continuous improvement toolbox
• Presents decision-making tools
• Offers effective and innovative communication
• illustrates best-in-class operations
Tina KanT i
Result-driven decisions can be made from the methodologies described in this
book, making processes quantifiably better with sustainable results. Extensive
agusTiady
and informative, the book takes the guesswork out of the art of continuous
improvement through communication.
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PUBLISHED TITLES
Carbon Footprint Analysis: Concepts, Methods, Implementation, and Case Studies,
Matthew John Franchetti & Defne Apul
Communication for Continuous Improvement Projects, Tina Agustiady
Computational Economic Analysis for Engineering and Industry, Adedeji B. Badiru &
Olufemi A. Omitaomu
Conveyors: Applications, Selection, and Integration, Patrick M. McGuire
Global Engineering: Design, Decision Making, and Communication, Carlos Acosta, V. Jorge Leon,
Charles Conrad, & Cesar O. Malave
Handbook of Emergency Response: A Human Factors and Systems Engineering Approach,
Adedeji B. Badiru & LeeAnn Racz
Handbook of Industrial Engineering Equations, Formulas, and Calculations, Adedeji B. Badiru &
Olufemi A. Omitaomu
Handbook of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Second Edition Adedeji B. Badiru
Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering, Adedeji B.Badiru & Marlin U. Thomas
Industrial Control Systems: Mathematical and Statistical Models and Techniques, Adedeji B. Badiru,
Oye Ibidapo-Obe, & Babatunde J. Ayeni
Industrial Project Management: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques, Adedeji B. Badiru, Abidemi Badiru,
& Adetokunboh Badiru
Inventory Management: Non-Classical Views, Mohamad Y. Jaber
Kansei Engineering - 2 volume set
• Innovations of Kansei Engineering, Mitsuo Nagamachi & Anitawati Mohd Lokman
• Kansei/Affective Engineering, Mitsuo Nagamachi
Knowledge Discovery from Sensor Data, Auroop R. Ganguly, João Gama, Olufemi A. Omitaomu,
Mohamed Medhat Gaber, & Ranga Raju Vatsavai
Learning Curves: Theory, Models, and Applications, Mohamad Y. Jaber
Modern Construction: Lean Project Delivery and Integrated Practices, Lincoln Harding Forbes &
Syed M. Ahmed
Moving from Project Management to Project Leadership: A Practical Guide to Leading Groups,
R. Camper Bull
Project Management: Systems, Principles, and Applications, Adedeji B. Badiru
Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry: A World System Approach, Adedeji B. Badiru &
Samuel O. Osisanya
Quality Management in Construction Projects, Abdul Razzak Rumane
Quality Tools for Managing Construction Projects, Abdul Razzak Rumane
Social Responsibility: Failure Mode Effects and Analysis, Holly Alison Duckworth &
Rosemond Ann Moore
Statistical Techniques for Project Control, Adedeji B. Badiru & Tina Agustiady
STEP Project Management: Guide for Science, Technology, and Engineering Projects, Adedeji B. Badiru
Systems Thinking: Coping with 21st Century Problems, John Turner Boardman & Brian J. Sauser
Techonomics: The Theory of Industrial Evolution, H. Lee Martin
Triple C Model of Project Management: Communication, Cooperation, Coordination, Adedeji B. Badiru
FORTHCOMING TITLES
Cellular Manufacturing: Mitigating Risk and Uncertainty, John X. Wang
Essentials of Engineering Leadership and Innovation, Pamela McCauley-Bush & Lesia L. Crumpton-Young
Sustainability: Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Techniques, Tina Agustiady & Adedeji B. Badiru
Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Environmental Remediation Technology, Mark N. Goltz
Communication
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Improvement
Projects
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Contents
Preface ...................................................................................................................xiii
Author ..................................................................................................................xvii
1. Effective Communication .............................................................................1
Workplace Communication ..........................................................................10
References .......................................................................................................12
2. Best in Class Practices..................................................................................13
How to Stay Best in Class .............................................................................14
References .......................................................................................................19
3. Maintaining Sustainability ........................................................................21
Sustainability ..................................................................................................21
Sustainability Communication ....................................................................24
Sustainability Coordination .........................................................................24
Sustainability in the Workplace ...................................................................25
Reference .........................................................................................................30
4. Empowering Employees ..............................................................................31
Reference .........................................................................................................38
5. Project Managing Employees Including Your Boss ..............................39
The Project Management Process ................................................................42
Reference .........................................................................................................57
6. How to Get People to Trust You .................................................................59
Reference .........................................................................................................67
7. Changing the Status Quo............................................................................69
Resistance to the Status Quo ........................................................................73
Utilizing Known Leaders to Challenge the Status Quo ...........................74
Communicating Change ...............................................................................74
References .......................................................................................................78
8. Decision Making ..........................................................................................79
References .......................................................................................................87
9. Visual Communication ...............................................................................89
Kaizen and 5S .................................................................................................92
How to Show Yields for Visualizing Progress ..........................................95
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