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Preface
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Acknowledgment
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Contents
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List of Figures
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Chapter 1: High-Performance Process Improvement Fundamentals
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Why is Process Improvement an Enormous Waste of Resources and Opportunities?
26
Why are the Process Improvement Methods Outdated?
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The Critical Questions the Business Books Missed to Ask and Answer: Until Now
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The Current and Prospective State of Process Improvement Methods
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The Research and Development Work and its Result
34
The Size of the Improvement Momentum Toyota Loses Every Day and the Momentum Your Company Could Gain Every Day
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Designing High-Performance Process Improvement Methods
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Defining the Performance Requirements of High-Performance Process Improvement Efforts
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Summary and Concluding Remarks
45
Chapter 2: High-Performance Process Improvement Concepts
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Key Definitions
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Delivery of Value
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Delivery of Value from a Holistic Perspective
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Delivery of Value from a Key Stakeholder Perspective
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Customer Satisfaction
55
Employee Satisfaction
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Owner Satisfaction
60
The Kernel of High-Performance Process Improvement
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The Process and Total Improvement Yield
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The Process Improvement Yield Concept
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The Total Improvement Yield Concept
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Summary and Concluding Remarks
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Chapter 3: Design Concepts of the High-Performance Process Improvement Process
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Standardization and Manageability
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Optimizing the Interaction of the Process Components
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People
75
Technology
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Information
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Applying the Concept of Reverse Engineering
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The Total Picture
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Assuring the Quality of the Experts in Charge of the High-Performance Process Improvement Process
86
Summary and Concluding Remarks
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Chapter 4: Network and Company Analysis and Synthesis
89
Introduction
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The Process Flow
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The Data Collection and Analysis Criteria
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The Functional Perspective
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The Operational Perspective
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The Time Space Perspective
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Data Collection Criteria Case
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Data Collection Concerns
100
The Synthesis
104
The T and V Values
108
Summary and Concluding Remarks
110
Chapter 5: Process Analysis and Synthesis
112
Introduction
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Overview
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The VISTALIZER for Consultants Concept
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The VISTALIZER for Process Analysis and Synthesis Framework
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Phase 1: Initiation and Modeling
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Initiation of the Analysis (Phase 1.1)
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Modeling of the Focus Process (Phase 1.2)
124
Scope Definition and Data Collection Planning (Phase 1.3)
129
Phase 2: Data Collection and Basic Definitions
130
Determination of the Process Performance Parameters (Phase 2.1)
131
Time Analysis Parameters
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Quality Analysis Parameters
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Cost Analysis Parameters
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Examples of Chosen Analysis Parameters
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Creation of the Impact Field (Phase 2.2)
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The Supplements of the Impact Field
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Examples of Impact Fields
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Giving Priority to the Analysis Parameters (Phase 2.3)
146
Calculation of Criterion 1 and the Reliability Index of the Impact Field (Phase 2.4)
149
Planning for the External Analysis (Phase 2.5)
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Setting the Objectives and Evaluation of the Preliminary Monetary Gains (Phase 2.6)
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Phase 3: Sub-process Specific Improvement Plans
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Analysis of the Specific Sub-processes (Phase 3.1)
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Defining the Sub-process Components (Phase 3.1.1)
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Identifying Improvement Objects (Phase 3.1.2)
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Placing the Improvement Objects in Order of Importance (Phase 3.1.3)
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Rough Analysis of Likely Causes and Potential Solutions (Phase 3.1.4)
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Complementing the Sub-process Specific Analysis (Phase 3.2)
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The Optional External Analysis (Phase 3.3)
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Phase 4: The Synthesis and Creation of the VISTALIZER Report
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Processing the Analysis Information and Calibrating Management Expectations (Phase 4.1)
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Comparing the Objectives to the Realistic Improvement Potentials
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Verifying the Analysis Phase and Defining the Improvement Momentum
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Calculating Financial Outcomes and Detecting Improvement Initiatives with a Low Financial Outcome
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Calibrating Management Expectations (Phase 4.1.4)
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Presynthesis (Phase 4.2)
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Creation of the VISTALIZER Report (Phase 4.3)
184
Delivery, Presentation and Confirmation of the VISTALIZER Report (Phase 4.4)
187
The T and V Values
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Summary and Concluding Remarks
189
Chapter 6: The Implementation
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Increasing and Maintaining the Knowledge and Skill Base
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Increasing and Maintaining the Knowledge Base
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The Car Analogy
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The Mountain Analogy
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Increasing and Maintaining the Skill Base
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Basics and Philosophy
203
The PDCA Training Module
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The Main Tools Used Within the PDCA Framework
210
The Realization
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The Follow-Up
212
The T and V Values
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Summary and Concluding Remarks
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Chapter 7: Derivative Concepts and Future Outlines
218
Strategy and Strategy Process Improvement
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The Strategy Improvement Concept
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Strategy Process Analysis and Synthesis
221
Acid Tests
224
Future Outlines of High-Performance Process Improvement
225
Summary and Concluding Remarks
228
References
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Index
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