1. Introduction -- Challenges to Change Initiative: History and Application of Lean Concepts. 2. Overview and Executive Summary of Cases. 3. Competition From Low Cost Countries: Steel Fabrication Shop in Texas. 4. A New Approach To Fabrication: American Pride Manufacturing. 5. Gaining Market...

"In the current age of manufacturing revival in the US and other developed countries, companies are looking for ways to maintain or gain competitive advantage over competitors from low-cost countries. This book presents a firsthand account of actual projects in three different industries to help...

Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Editorial -- Investigating the green impact of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma -- Maintaining sustainable performance in operating petroleum assets via a lean-six-sigma approach -- Lean Six Sigma and environmental sustainability: the case of a Norwegian...