Tom Mccarty: Six SIGMA for Sustainability, Gebunden

Kurzbeschreibung

Two Six Sigma Master Black Belts show companies how to design, develop, and implement a sustainability strategy using well-established Six Sigma methodologies.

Beschreibung

Two Six Sigma Master Black Belts show how to create and implement a corporate sustainability strategy using Six Sigma
Six Sigma for Sustainability explains how to get started with a corporate sustainability program or take existing sustainability programs to a higher level of systematic management and production of results. Regardless of why large companies are going green, the shift is never an easy one, particularly within large corporations, where change can be glacial. That s where this book comes in it s the perfect resource for CEOs launching or professionalizing an environmental sustainability program, and Six Sigma Green or Black Belts charged with running a green or sustainability strategy.
The authors show how typical Six Sigma / DMAIC structures lend themselves to sustainability, and how to use the power and tools of Six Sigma to help solve the challenge of sustainability. They explain in detail how typical sustainability problems such as carbon emissions, energy conservation, materials recycling, water use, and finance can be solved using Six Sigma tools. This is a practical, case-based book on the topic of sustainability program implementation.
Six Sigma for Sustainability
Offers a unique approach familiarizes the Six Sigma expert with sustainability issues, and vice versa
Includes valuable advice on how to successfully apply Six Sigma to green initiatives that promote long-term sustainability while driving bottom-line results
Provides case-based examples of concrete Six Sigma projects, including energy program design and solar energy within the government
Approaches sustainability from a value chain perspective, leveraging and engaging employees, suppliers, and customers in the initiative
Demonstrates the leadership framework necessary to drive sustainability
Discusses how to be "more good" instead of "less bad"
Uses examples from The Natural Step and the 4 systems conditions (extraction, creation, disruption, and basic human needs)
Provides an overview of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and the Carbon Disclosure Project
Complete coverage:
Sustainability as a Core Strategy and a Leadership Imperative; The Business Case; The Sustainability Transfer Function; Sustainability Leadership and the Collaborative Management Model; Driving Organizational Change to Support Sustainability Initiatives; Sustainability Measurement Systems; Transformational Change and the Power of Teams; Six Sigma Methodologies Applied to Sustainability Initiatives; Projects and Case Studies; Design for Six Sigma; Engaging All of the Stakeholders, Employees, Customers, and Suppliers; Stakeholder Management; Supply Chain Management; Customer Chain Management; Conclusion

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Sustainability as a core strategy and a leadership imperative ;
Ch. 1 The Business Case;
Ch. 2 Sustainability Leadership and the Collaborative Management Model;
Ch. 3 The Sustainability Transfer Function Part II: Driving organizational change to support sustainability initiatives ;
Ch. 4 Sustainability Measurement amd Reporting;
Ch. 5 Transformational Change and the Power of Teams; Part III: Six Sigma Methodologies applied to Sustainability Initiatives ;
Ch. 6 Sustainability and Real Estate
Ch. 7 Project Examples;
Ch. 8 Design for Six Sigma; Part IV: Engaging all of the stakeholders, employees, customers, and suppliers ;
Ch. 9 Stakeholder Management;
Letter to the Chief Sustainability Officer;
Letter to the Corporate Real Estate Executive

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PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR CREATING CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS

Co-written by Six Sigma Black Belts and LEED Accredited Professionals, this pioneering guide reveals how to use the power of Six Sigma to develop and implement enterprise-wide green initiatives. Six Sigma Sustainability explains how typical Six Sigma DMAIC structures such as program governance, project charters, transfer functions, measurement systems, risk assessment, and process design support environmentally sound business practices.

Real-world examples demonstrate how specific problems in areas such as carbon emissions, energy conservation, materials recycling, water use, and finance can be solved using Six Sigma tools. The detailed information in this practical resource helps you to deliver innovative programs that simultaneously reduce environmental impact and create business value.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

• Developing the business case for necessary investments in sustainability
• Sustainability leadership and the collaborative management model
• Applying the Six Sigma transfer function framework to identify critical drivers of success
• Sustainability measurement and reporting
• Designing a change management strategy and leveraging teams using the Six Sigma DMAIC framework
• Managing corporate real estate portfolios in compliance with green initiatives
• Case studies that show how to use Six Sigma methodologies to improve sustainability functions
• Design for Six Sigma--using the House of Quality and other essential Six Sigma design tools
• Stakeholder management--best practices for driving adoption of high quality solutions