A companion reference to " Rath & Strong's Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide", this book provides instructions for understanding & implementing key Six Sigma tools. It shows your project team leaders & members how to: understand each tool & its Six Sigma application; & select the best tools for controlling costly process variation. ...

Shows team leaders & members how to: get buy-in & cooperation from managers & employees; establish clear team goals, roles, & procedures; lead or participate in productive team meetings; plan the people/team side of a Six Sigma project; avoid the leading causes of project failure; &, get your Six Sigma initiative off to the right start. ...

Shows you how ' Work Out', developed by General Electric, can increase Six Sigma's success. This book helps you combine the two approaches & prepare for, re-energize, or enhance a Six Sigma initiative. It offers charts, checklists, assessment tools, & cases that can help make your culture more participative, data-driven, & customer-focused. ...

The town hall in Bremen with its associated Roland statue in the market square in front of the building make up a UNESCO World Heritage site & thus count as outstanding examples of architectural & cultural history. The Bremen town hall is an ideal image of this building type that is so important for European & Western history. ...

Albert Finney & Tom Courtenay star in this BBC adaptation of Angela Lambert's novel. Widowed on the same day, retired milkman Roy Southgate (Courtenay) & RAF pilot Reggie Coyngham-Jervis meet at the hospital where their wives were being looked after. When Reggie's social worker, concerned that he will not be able to look after himself properly, suggests that he allow Roy to move in, the former wing commander chooses to look upon him as a kind of butler-cum-batman. After a rocky start, the two develop a strong bond of mutual trust, confiding some painful personal tragedies to each other. However, their relationship comes under threat when Reggie begins romancing the gold-digging Liz (Joanna Lumley). ...

Internal ratings-based systems are widely used in banks to calculate their value-at-risk (VAR) in order to determine their ...

This is an accessible introduction to the history, machinery & impact of audience ratings. It is the first comparative account, demonstrating new insights into the complexity of audience participation & the methodological problems associated with assessing ratings. It will be key reading for media professionals & students. ...