Six Sigma for Sustainability https://www.mheducation.com/cover-images/Jpeg_400-high/0071752447.jpeg 1 9780071752442 Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 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
Six Sigma for Sustainability

Six Sigma for Sustainability

1st Edition
By Tom McCarty and Michael Jordan and Daniel Probst
ISBN10: 0071752447
ISBN13: 9780071752442
Copyright: 2012
09780071752442

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Chapter 1. Developing the Business Case
Chapter 2. Sustainability and the Collaborative Management Model
Chapter 3. The Sustainability Transfer Function
Chapter 4. Sustainability Measurement and Reporting
Chapter 5. Transformational Change and the Power of Teams
Chapter 6. Sustainability and Real Estate
Chapter 7. Six Sigma Sustainability Project Examples
Chapter 8. Design for Six Sigma
Chapter 9. Stakeholder Management
Conclusion: Letters to Tomorrow's Corporate Leaders
Appendix A: Business Case Template and Examples
Appendix B: Sustainability Transfer Function
Appendix C: Sample Energy Conservation Opportunity Evaluation Checklist for an Office Building Assessment
Appendix D: Sample High-Level Process Map for Energy Conservation in an Office Facility
Appendix E: Sample Functional Performance Criteria for Enterprise Carbon Accounting Software
Index

About the Author

Tom McCarty

Michael Jordan

Daniel Probst