Staying lean : thriving, not just surviving /: thriving, not just surviving. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Hines [and others].
• Other Names: Hines, Peter
• Contents: THE JOURNEY TO LEAN; ; Lean Vision and Principles; The Five Lean Principles; Understanding Value and Waste; Muda (Waste); Mura (Unevenness); Muri (Overburden); Going Lean and Staying Lean; Thinking It Through; The Sustainable Lean Iceberg; Strategy and Alignment; Leadership; Behavior and Engagement Company Background; The Road to Lean; Company History; Cogent Power (UK) Ltd; Cogent Power (Sweden) A.B; Cogent Power (Canada) Inc. The Challenge Facing Cogent BELOW THE WATERLINE Strategy and Alignment; Cascading the Strategy into the Business; P: Planning; D: Doing Phase; C: Check Phase; A: Act Phase Leadership; Level 5 Leadership; Situational Leadership; Distributed or Dispersed Leadership Behavior and Engagement; Changing the Organization; Overcoming Resistance to Change; Lean Behaviors; Organizational Culture; National Culture; Changing Behaviors; Involving the Unions; Motivation for Change; Engagement ABOVE THE WATERLINE Processes; Eliminating Waste in the Order Fulfillment Process; Identifying Waste in the Order Fulfillment Process; From Current State to Future State; Adding Value in the Order Creation (Sales) Process; Understanding the Voice of the Customer; Conducting the Survey; Mapping the Sales Process; ; Technology, Tools, and Techniques; Lean Tools and Techniques: An Overview; Lean Tools for Managing Lean Enterprises; 5S: Workplace Organization; Visual Management; Lean Tools for Operating a Lean Enterprise; Mapping; Standardized Work; Total Productive Maintenance; Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED); Just-in-Time (JIT); Pull Systems; Kanbans; Jidoka; Tools and Techniques to Sustain a Lean Environment; Sustainability Audits; A Word about the Technologies THE ROAD FROM PUSH TO PULL Route to Lean; Lowering the Waterline: Rigorous, Not Glamorous; Key Findings; In Summary; A Final Word Sources of Further Help; Recommended Publications; Companion Books to This Publication; Other Useful Texts; Jargonbuster
• Publisher Details: New York : Productivity Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 254 pages)
• Subjects: 658.15/52; Cost effectiveness; Organizational effectiveness; Industrial efficiency; Lean manufacturing; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management; Cost effectiveness; Industrial efficiency; Lean manufacturing; Organizational effectiveness; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439826188; 1439826188
• Related ISBNs: 9781439826171; 143982617X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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