Process Improvement Principles: A Concise Guide for Managers

Where the improvement of processes and systems across diverse industries is concerned, the Process Improvement Principles is a bible of sorts for improving the design and operations of all types of systems. The set of 25 principles shared throughout the textbook can be applied in the manufacturing industry, healthcare, distribution, warehousing, retail, and aviation industry among others.

Process Improvement Principles was written by Dr. C Dennis Pegden, the founder of Simio LLC. The principles discussed in this productivity publication leverages Dr. Pegden’s more than three decades of experience providing optimization solutions and solving the production challenges both small and large enterprises face. This book does not propose or present a process improvement methodology such as Six Sigma or lean manufacturing. Instead, it presents and illustrates basic principles for process improvement that can be used with any methodology within your process improvement projects.

The 25 principles are outlined concisely to ensure managers and decision-makers with hectic schedules can quickly devour its contents and immediately apply them to solve real-world problems.