Lean Evolution
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Lean Evolution
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Author : Nick Rich
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-08-24
Lean Evolution written by Nick Rich and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-24 with Business & Economics categories.
Lean thinking is a powerful method that allows organizations to improve the productivity, efficiency and quality of their products or services. Achieving these benefits requires good teamwork, clear communication, intelligent use of resources and a commitment to continuous improvement. This book shows how lean thinking can be applied in practice, highlighting the key challenges and pitfalls. The authors, based at a leading centre for lean enterprise research, begin with an overview of the theory of lean thinking. They then explain the core tools and techniques and show how they can be applied successfully. The detailed implementation of lean thinking is illustrated by several case studies, from a range of industries, in which the authors had unprecedented access to the management teams. With its focus on implementation and practical solutions, this book will appeal to managers at all levels, as well as to business students and researchers in lean thinking.
From Total Quality Control To Lean Six Sigma
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Author : Andrea Chiarini
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-05-10
From Total Quality Control To Lean Six Sigma written by Andrea Chiarini and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with Business & Economics categories.
The main purpose of this paper is to compare and discuss the evolution of six important management systems: Japanese Total Quality Control (JTQC), Total Quality Management (TQM), Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Lean Thinking and Six Sigma. Indeed the contribution of this work lies in the concurrent analysis and classification, by the means of a literature review, of the results and critical implementation factors of the six systems. Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) has been used to classify the findings from the literature review.
Lean Manufacturing 4 0
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Author : Sebastian J. Brau
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-05-17
Lean Manufacturing 4 0 written by Sebastian J. Brau and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-17 with categories.
A new book from the Lean Manufacturing Expert Sebastian Brau, presenting techniques, software, procedures and tricks to get the maximum performance from your Lean project by the use of current available technologies in factories. You will learn how to: 1.- Implement the 'Active Inventory' methodology to prevent your factory from having any stockout ever again. 2.- Use 'lean markers' to detect productivity deviations in your operations more easily. 3.- Merge Kaizen and Pareto to complete your 'continuous improvement' cycles faster and cheaper. 4.- Transform the quality controls in your factory into plant sensors to build a 'digital nervous system'. 5.- Use simple plant records to automatically feed your ERP. 6.- Implement a Material Traceability control that does not jeopardize your operation's productivity with unnecessary costs. 7.- Use SMED video guides to reduce the need to train your staff and the global time for the Lean project to be implemented. 8.- Implement a time control for your staff without offending susceptibilities in the factory. 9.- Know how the new North American Law 'FSMA' can affect your operation if you do not anticipate its effects. A different Lean book written by a Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer with more than 20 years' experience in implementing Lean Manufacturing and structured with the different technological viewpoint that his specialized profile allows, in the form of "Practical guide on the correct use of Technology in a Lean Project"
Moving Forward Faster
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Author : Bob Emiliani
language : en
Publisher: Clbm, LLC
Release Date : 2011-01
Moving Forward Faster written by Bob Emiliani and has been published by Clbm, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01 with Business & Economics categories.
At long last, the deep secrets of Lean management are revealed! This provocative and insightful book clearly explains why Lean management, despite its overwhelming advantages over conventional management, has yet to become ubiquitous in organizations. This book presents the key economic, social, political ideas that must diminish or be eliminated, and historical facts that must be understood and acknowledged in order to experience long-term success with Lean management. It will challenge, annoy, frighten, enlighten, frustrate, educate, and enliven you. Readers will gain a clear picture of how remarkably different Lean leaders' minds are compared to conventional leaders' minds. The differences range from great to small and reflect an overall way of thinking that completely upends the norm - for the customer, and for the better.
Lean On
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Author : Mohit Gupta
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-04-26
Lean On written by Mohit Gupta and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with categories.
If someone told you Domino's Pizza and Tesla might not be all that different through their manufacturing process, would you believe them? In Lean On! Mohit Gupta reinvigorates the power of Lean manufacturing and the importance of adopting optimization in a world of limited resources by sharing stories from well-known companies such as Tesla, Tata, Domino's, Boeing, Amazon and many successful operations experts and consultants. With interviews from people who work for a wide range of companies, from the automobile to the telecom industry, Lean On! provides an intersection of Lean and Agile for industries beyond manufacturing and factories. Are you new to operations excellence? Are you unsure of how to engage your IT folks in your next operations project? Are you looking for a quick intro to the world of manufacturing? Are you having trouble differentiating between Lean and Agile? Lean on! will help you answer all of these questions and more while helping you gain a clearer understanding of operations excellence and why Lean can help us all.
Lean Empowerment And Respect For People
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Author : Trevor Gundlach
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2024-02-20
Lean Empowerment And Respect For People written by Trevor Gundlach and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-20 with Business & Economics categories.
There are two pillars of a Lean Management System: Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. Most books about Lean Production have focused overwhelmingly on Continuous Improvement and fail to treat Respect for People as an equal pillar. It is overlooked or understated, resulting not in a Lean house, but in a lean-to structure. It is our responsibility to level out the structure once again. The study of people is messy and exciting. It demands that we explore multiple interdisciplinary studies, including psychology, sociology, philosophy, and even theology. This book runs a parallel course with Lean Production but has a different goal. Instead of production, efficiency, and financial gains, our goal is to understand the reasons why staff come to work in the morning. We can only understand a system when we understand its people. They own the culture. Lean must therefore evolve from a Production System into an Empowerment System. Lean Production will no longer serve the contemporary workforce; knowledge workers, if you are reading this, you are likely a knowledge worker who deserves more than a repackaging of the same ideas. You are not a line worker, and your system should not treat you as such. Therefore, we need a new system. One that prioritizes Respect for People over Continuous Improvement. Leaders in this system must recognize belonging and psychological safety as preconditions to process innovation. New definitions of value and waste—the staples of Lean philosophy—must take on a more human face and propel the change of culture. We must flip Lean on its head for the sake of our modern workforce.
A New Look At Lean
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Author : Robert Freck
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2020-10-13
A New Look At Lean written by Robert Freck and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Progress and evolution are most often made in times of crisis and desperation, but not before. Or, to paraphrase a popular adage, “Better the devil you know than the angel you don’t.” Make the changes ahead of the curve! Robert Freck has attempted to convince people, companies, and cultures to change for more than thirty years, and in this memoir, he looks back on his career in Lean and continuous improvement implementation. In addition to looking at his career, he provides an instruction manual for leaders and organizations to enjoy a better Lean experience. Learn how to: avoid common missteps in lean implementation; identify and solve problems; leverage appropriate tools; understanding cultural change and how to drive it. help leaders enable, rather than support Lean via behaviors and actions. The author’s career has been filled with beautiful successes, abject failures, and several places in between, but there have always been lessons. He shares the wisdom he’s gained working in a variety of settings with A New Look at Lean.
The Flow System
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Author : John Turner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-09-11
The Flow System written by John Turner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-11 with categories.
The Flow System is a holistic FLOW based approach to delivering Customer 1st Value. It is built on a foundation of the Toyota Production System (TPS/LEAN) and the new Triple Helix of Flow creating the DNA of Organizations. The Flow System enables business growth through eliminating non-value-added activities, fostering an environment for innovation, enabling the rapid delivery of value, and shortening the time to market. The Flow System provides a re-imagined system for organizations to understand complex problems, embrace distributed leadership, and build high performing teams. The Triple Helix of Flow relates to the interconnected nature of the three helixes: Complexity Thinking Helix - A new form of thinking to aid the understanding of uncertainty and complex adaptive systems. Distributed Leadership Helix - An emergent hybrid leadership model that is capable of making bold and disruptive moves across an industry. Team Science Helix - A multidisciplinary field that studies all things related to teams and small groups in the workplace. The Triple Helix identified the interactions between and among agents (people, machines, events...) that emerge into new patterns, networks, and knowledge to advance an organization's ability to be more innovative, adaptive, resilient, and agile when operating in complex environments. Endorsements: "The Flow System shows how to generate and nurture self-organizing teams that mobilize the full talents of those doing the work to cope with dizzying change and complexity, while also drawing on the contributions of those for whom the work is being done-the customers."-Steve Denning, author of The Age of Agile "Organizations that pull off this triple helix trick of thinking about the complexity of their systems and the environment in which they're operating, distributed leadership to engage the collective intelligence and creativity of the organization, and building teams of teams so the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, have a good chance of keeping up and staying ahead."-Steve Spear, MIT Sloan School senior lecturer, author of The High-Velocity Edge "The Flow System's Triple Helix provides many of the tools and ways of thinking we will need to do that; it is agile without being doctrinaire about Agile."- David Snowden, creator of the Cynefin Framework, Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge.
Understanding The Lean Enterprise
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Author : Andrea Chiarini
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-07-10
Understanding The Lean Enterprise written by Andrea Chiarini and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-10 with Business & Economics categories.
This publication is in collaboration with the University of Buckingham and is the result of a combined research and review process carried out by the three Editors who belongs to the University of Ferrara, Italy, the University of Buckingham, UK and Swansea University, UK. The book deepens the debate about the lean enterprise from both an academic and a professional management perspective. It thus provides the reader with a sound understanding of the modern lean enterprise and its current evolution. A range of innovative topics are covered, with individual chapters addressing the combinations of lean with hoshin kanri, green management, IT, organizational learning, flow accounting, system thinking, problem solving, internationalization aspects, luxury industry, and product innovation. Since the term “lean” first entered contemporary operations management language in 1990 to describe a set of practices proven to deliver superior performance over mass production systems, the lean approach to waste reduction and value generation has moved from vehicle production to other manufacturing sectors. It has reshaped the support functions of manufacturing businesses and has evolved from private industry into the public sector. Lean thinking is now a dominant model of operations management and has brought with it a new language and toolbox.
Lean For Dummies
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Author : Natalie J. Sayer
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-02-25
Lean For Dummies written by Natalie J. Sayer and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-25 with Business & Economics categories.
Have you thought about using Lean in your business or organization, but are not really sure how to implement it? Or perhaps you’re already using Lean, but you need to get up to speed. Lean for Dummies will show you how to do more with less and create an enterprise that embraces change. In plain-English writing, this friendly guide explores the general overview of Lean, how flow and the value stream works, and the best ways to apply Lean to your enterprise. You will understand the philosophy of Lean and adopt it not as a routine, but a way of life. This highly informative book teaches you: The foundation and language of Lean How to map the value stream and using it to your business’s advantage The philosophy of Kaizen Different tools to improve management, customer service, and flow and pull How to “Go Lean” within your business and across the industry Avoid common mistakes in implementation Seek out resources for assistance This simple, continuous improvement approach that minimizes waste and adds customer value is changing organizations of all sizes all over the world. Lean for Dummies will show you to take charge and engage your enterprise in a Lean transformation!