Leading processes to lead companies: Lean Six Sigma Kaizen Leader &
This Minibook is a brief guide for Green Belt during a Lean Six Sigma project management or for Kaizen Leader during a process improvement activity. Through both its theoretical concepts and practical examples it is a pocket book for a quick consultancy.
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Kaizen Leader & Green Belt Handbook
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Leading ead g processes p ocesses to lead ead companies: co pa es:
Gabriele Arcidiacono · Claudio Calabrese · Kai Yang
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ISBN 978-88-470-2492-2 (eBook)
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2011931733
ISBN 978-88-470-2347-5 DOI 10.1007/ 978-88-470-2492-2
Kai Yang Wayne State University, Detroit (USA)
Claudio Calabrese Lean Six Sigma Expert
Gabriele Arcidiacono Marconi University of Rome (Italy)
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