Continuous Improvement Series
About the Book Series
Continuous Improvement refers to all aspects of improving processes, products, methodologies, and techniques to ensure they provide more value to customers and are sustainable. This entails topics such as six sigma, lean, design for six sigma, quality, preventative and predictive maintenance and sustainability. Continuous improvement involves using various methodologies to design and measure changes to document the quantitative and qualitative improvements and sustain the gains. This involves breakthrough thinking and changing the culture of an organization. This series covers the methodological and cultural aspects of driving continuous improvements in all types of organizations for sustainable results. The concepts behind continuous improvement will ensure companies innovate and become the best in class with successful financial impacts.
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Lean-AI: A Humanistic Integration of Lean and AI
1st Edition
By Adil Dalal, Elizabeth A. Cudney
September 16, 2025
We stand at the threshold of a transformative era where the convergence of Lean methodologies and artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining operational excellence. This book is a pioneering exploration of this integration, offering a roadmap for organizations seeking to harness AI’s potential ...
A Career Worth Engineering: Don't Just Graduate—Navigate the Transition from Student to Professional
1st Edition
By John S. Rogers, Sean Maciag
October 22, 2024
Transitioning from student to professional can be a challenging journey, but it doesn't have to be a daunting mystery. In A Career Worth Engineering: Don't Just Graduate—Navigate the Transition from Student to Profession, the authors draw from their own experiences and share valuable lessons ...
Building a Sustainable Lean Culture: An Implementation Guide
1st Edition
By Tina Kanti Agustiady, Elizabeth A. Cudney
October 07, 2024
This book is an implementation guide for creating a Lean Culture from the ground up while gaining buy-in from key stakeholders and being able to sustain the results. Everyone talks about implementing a Lean Culture, but only provides Lean Tools for the implementation. This book discusses ...
Lean Sustainability: A Pathway to a Circular Economy
1st Edition
By Elizabeth A. Cudney, Sandra Furterer, Chad M. Laux, Gaganpreet S. Hundal
November 13, 2023
While Lean principles have been around for decades, the practices have yet to keep current with the growing area of Sustainability. This book provides an implementation approach to integrating Lean and Sustainability principles toward a circular economy. Lean Sustainability: A Pathway to a Circular...
Additive Manufacturing Change Management: Best Practices
1st Edition
By David M. Dietrich, Michael Kenworthy, Elizabeth A. Cudney
February 18, 2019
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has altered manufacturing as we know it, with shortened development time, increased performance, and reduced product costs. Executive management in industry are bombarded by marketing from their competitors showcasing design solutions leveraged through AM. Therefore, ...
Transforming Organizations: One Process at a Time
1st Edition
By Kathryn A. LeRoy
September 21, 2017
This book offers leaders an approach to systemically affect change and create cultures of excellence where staff work together to change the way they view their work. Based on well-known quality concepts, readers will discover the essential concepts and actions that have the power to transform ...
Continuous Improvement, Probability, and Statistics: Using Creative Hands-On Techniques
1st Edition
By William Hooper
March 23, 2017
What happens when the sport of Juggling meets a Statistical Process Control class? This book shows a creative approach to teaching data analysis for continuous improvement. Using step by step instructions, including over 65 photos and 40 graphs, traditional continuous improvement topics (design of ...