IMprove : the next generation of continuous improvement /: the next generation of continuous improvement. (2017)
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- Book
- Title:
- IMprove : the next generation of continuous improvement /: the next generation of continuous improvement. (2017)
- Main Title:
- IMprove : the next generation of continuous improvement
- 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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- Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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