Improving Business Performance With Lean, Second Edition

This book is a concise introduction to the essential concepts and tools used in the Lean method for improving business processes. It constitutes a sufficient toolkit to enable practitioners to quickly start using Lean to improve business processes in their workplace. Alternatively, it can also serve as a textbook in undergraduate or master's programs. This book succinctly describes the benefits of Lean in manufacturing, sales, administration, distribution, health care, and other industries, as well as providing a step-by-step description of how Lean is applied

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Bradley, James R.
Publisher:	New York : Business Expert Press
Subject:	Lean Management \| Lean management \| Lean Production \| Lean production \| Unternehmenserfolg \| Firm performance

Extent:	Online-Ressource (272 p)
Series:	Supply and operations management collection
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About This Book; Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction to Lean; Part 1: Basics of Lean; Chapter 2; The Motivation for Implementing Lean; Chapter 3: A Framework for Applying Lean; Chapter 4: How to Map and Analyze a Process; Chapter 5: The Need for Reduced Variation in Processes; Part II: Lean Tools; Chapter 6: Simplify and Streamline; Chapter 7: Standardize; Chapter 8: Visual Systems; Chapter 9: Mistake-Proof Processes and Product Designs; Chapter 10: Synchronize; Chapter 11: Collocate; Chapter 12: Reduce Changeover Time; Part II: Implementing Lean Chapter 13: Successful Implementation of LeanChapter 14: Conclusions and Summary; Part IV: Practice; Chapter 15: Exercises; Chapter 16: Case Studies; Appendix: The Effect of Variation on Kanban Systems; Notes; References; Index; Ad page; Backcover
ISBN:	978-1-63157-052-0 ; 978-1-63157-052-0 ; 978-1-63157-051-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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