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Velocity: Combining Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints to Achieve Breakthrough Performance - A Business Novel | 
| Authors: Dee Jacob, Suzan Bergland, Jeff Cox
Publisher: Free Press
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 310
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1439158924
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4013
EAN: 9781439158920
ASIN: 1439158924
Publication Date: December 29, 2009
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Millions of readers remember The Goal, the landmark business novel that sets forth by way of story the essential principles of Eliyahu Goldratt's innovative methods of production. Now, from the AGI-Goldratt Institute and Jeff Cox, the same creative writer who co-authored The Goal, comes VELOCITY, the book that reveals how to achieve outstanding bottom-line results by integrating the world's three most powerful continuous improvement disciplines: Lean, Six Sigma, and Goldratt's Theory of Constraints.Used by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps to dramatically improve some of the most complex, logistically vast supply chains in the world, the VELOCITY APPROACH draws on the strengths of all three disciplines to deliver breakthrough performance gains. In physics, speed with direction is velocity; in business, the application of VELOCITY means your organization can achieve operational speed with strategic direction to outmaneuver competitors, gain loyalty with customers, and rapidly build sustainable earnings growth -- in as little as one or two business quarters. Dee Jacob and Suzan Bergland, two princi-pals of AGI, have been teaching the concepts, techniques, and tools of VELOCITY to major corporations, including Procter & Gamble, ITT, and Northrop Grumman, for years. Now they unlock the door for you to see how to apply their insights and methods to your organization -- be it business, not-for-profit, manufacturing, or service based -- in order to shorten lead times, slash inventories, reduce production variability, and increase sales. Writer Jeff Cox returns with the vivid, realistic style that made The Goal so readable yet so edifying. Thrust into the presidency of the subsidiary company where she has managed sales and marketing, Amy Cieolara is mandated by her corporate superiors to implement Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in order to appease a key customer. Assigned to help her is LSS Master Black Belt Wayne Reese, installed as her operations manager. But as time goes on and corporate pressure mounts, Amy finds she has to start thinking for herself -- and learning from everyone around her -- and she arrives at the series of steps that form the core of the VELOCITY APPROACH. VELOCITY offers keen insight into the human and organizational factors that so often derail growth while teaching you proven, practical techniquesfor restarting and revving up the internal engines of your company to reach new levels of success. Colorful characters, believable situations, and everything from dice games to AGI's "reality tree" techniques make this business novel a vital resource for everyone seeking to deliver business improvement in these challenging economic times -- and far into the future.
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 The next major breakthrough in strategy and tactics December 27, 2009
Gerald I. Kendall (Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a great business story --- great because it is based on events and characters that I encounter over and over again in worldwide consulting; great because it teaches and entertains at the same time; and great because it shows how every organization can do a better job of aligning it's parts to achieve a goal. For me, Velocity is one of the most important business books of the decade. It touches on a delicate subject - the methodology silos and bigotry that exist in organizations today. With compassion and fun, the story proceeds to bust the silos and make sense of how to integrate improvement efforts using sufficient tools to accomplish a major change.
I've worked with many excellent CEOs. I've seen them embrace one book, one methodology, one philosophy. I've seen them achieve great results. But after a few years, the momentum slows down or dies. Often, new people enter the organization and set a different direction, sometimes removing the benefits of past efforts. Velocity shows how to understand and integrate the three necessary components of any improvement effort, without destroying or downplaying any one of them. The co-authors really know what they are talking about - it's obvious that they have not only experienced the problems, but have implemented highly successful, integrated solutions. As a consultant and author with over 40 years of worldwide business experience, I highly recommend reading this book.
TOC, Lean, 6 Sigma. There is no need to choose one over the others! December 29, 2009
Dr. Howard D. Meeks (Ames, Iowa USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a university professor I want students to recognize what is being practiced in industry to learn how to improve. Many of the students have had internships where TOC, Lean, or 6 Sigma are used but never all 3.
Velocity will help people get past the assumption that you have to choose between TOC and Lean and 6 Sigma improvement methodologies. It shows a clear way of integrating them for improved bottom line results. Therefore, I am going to require this business novel as part of the logistics course that I teach.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in business management at any level of an organization.
Velocity Hits the Mark January 11, 2010
Gerald Ghiselli (Oakland, Ca.)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Dear Dee Jacob: I just finished reading Velocity. As the first Jonah in the Navy, (I Attended the first Jonah Program held at Wright-Patterson AFB ) and having implemented TOC with DBR scheduling on the T56 Aircraft Engine program at the Naval Aviation Depot at Alameda in the early 1990's I can tell you your book hits the mark, is realistic and should be required reading for everyone from CEO's to college students. In the 1990's our focus was on constraint management and supporting it with JIT and SPC. I especially liked how in Velocity you developed the process of ongoing improvement in the final chapters as the management team look at how to improve the future reality tree.
Once again thank you and your team for writing the book.
Jerry Ghiselli (Jonah)
Velocity Delivers! January 11, 2010
K. Smith
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are a decision maker within your organization, this book is for you. It clearly illustrates the benefits of sound but unconventional decision making that can propel any organization to the top. This book demonstrates the steps to increase net income in services and manufacturing. These are not academic theories but concrete solutions that have been successfully tested and proven in real world applications. The book is presented in a story format which also gives the reader tactics to use to deal with the emotional aspects of culture change. The combination makes the book a great read.
Very good for people interested in the subject February 6, 2010
A. Andreassen (Norway, Europe)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm very surprised by this book! It is a business novel, it's subject isnt't new to me, but the form definetly is.
The concept of a "business novel" is quite odd. Normally "business" books are old topics with a new twist, e.g. "Earn more money - this time using the internet" (who wouldn't like to make more money).
This book has a good, believable story, which many of the readers will be familiar with. The specific topics, TOC, Lean, and Six Sigma, are explained, but only to an understandable level suitable for the novice.
As a novel, we have all seen the stories before.
To be clear, I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in the topics TOC, Lean and Six Sigma. I was sitting at work, anxiously waiting to go home to continue reading the book. When finally coming home, I turned off the TV to focus on this book! It's a GREAT read!
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