Improving business performance with Lean /
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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :
Business Expert Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Supply and operations management collection.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| 264 | 1 | |a New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : |b Business Expert Press, |c 2015. | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xii, 255 pages) : |b illustrations. | ||
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| 490 | 1 | |a Supply and operations management collection, |x 2156-8200 | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. A brief introduction to Lean -- Part I. Basics of Lean -- 2. The motivation for implementing Lean -- 3. A framework for applying Lean -- 4. How to map and analyze a process -- 5. The need for reduced variation in processes -- Part II. Lean tools -- 6. Simplify and streamline -- 7. Standardize -- 8. Visual systems -- 9. Mistake-proof processes and product designs -- 10. Synchronize -- 11. Collocate -- 12. Reduce changeover time -- Part III. Implementing Lean -- 13. Successful implementation of Lean -- 14. Conclusions and summary -- Part IV. Practice -- 15. Exercises -- 16. Case studies -- Appendix. The effect of variation on Kanban systems -- Notes -- References -- Index. | |
| 506 | 1 | |a Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. | |
| 520 | 3 | |a 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. | |
| 530 | |a Also available in print. | ||
| 538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
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| 653 | |a process mapping | ||
| 653 | |a value stream mapping | ||
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