IMprove : the next generation of continuous improvement /: the next generation of continuous improvement. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: George Ellis.
• Authors: Ellis, George (George H.)
• Contents: Foreword xiii Endorsements xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxi 1. 30% of what you think is wrong 1 2. A brilliant insight 17 3. Creating value from knowledge work 41 4. The lean equation 51 5. DIMINISH: Recognizing the 8 Wastes of Knowledge Work 65 6. Simplify, engage, and experiment 77 7. Reduce Waste #1: Discord 109 8. Reduce Waste #2: Information Friction 141 9. Reduce Waste #3: More-is-Better Thinking 165 10. Reduce Waste #4: Inertia to Change 207 11. Reduce Waste #5: No-Win Contests 219 12. Reduce Waste #6: Inferior Problem Solving 229 13. Reduce Waste #7: Solution Blindness 253 14. Reduce Waste #8: Hidden Errors 269 15. Standardize workflow 287 16. Workflow improvement cycle 311 17. Workflow—Checklists and expert rule sets 321 18. Workflow—Problem Solve-Select 333 19. Workflow—Visual management for initiatives and projects 345 20. Workflow—Visual management with buffer 367 21. Workflow—Kanban and Kamishibai: Just-In-Time Rationalization 401 22. Workflow—Putting out “fires” 427 23. Workflow—Visualizing revenue gaps 439 24. Workflow—Leadership review of knowledge work 451
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 658.5; Continuous improvement process; Lean manufacturing; Production management; Engineering -- Management
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128097205
• Related ISBNs: 9780128095195
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