Going lean : how the best companies apply lean manufacturing principles to shatter uncertainty, drive innovation, and maximize profits /: how the best companies apply lean manufacturing principles to shatter uncertainty, drive innovation, and maximize profits. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen A. Ruffa.
• Other Names: Ruffa, Stephen A, 1961-
• Contents: Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Permissions -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. From Crisis to Excellence -- 1 Awash in Chaos! -- 2 Shattering the Illusion of Stability -- 3 Creating a Roadmap for Change -- 4 A New System of Management -- Part II. The Foundational Elements -- 5 Leading through Measurement -- 6 From Supply Chains to Value Streams -- 7 Leveling Process Variation -- 8 To Push or to Pull? -- Part III. Implementing Lean Dynamics -- 9 A Plan for Action -- 10 Structuring the Transformation -- 11 Making Lean Dynamics Succeed -- 12 Conquering the Crisis -- Appendix: Constructing the Value Curve -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
• Publisher Details: New York : American Management Association
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 263 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.7; Business logistics -- Management; Production management; Manufacturing processes; Organizational change; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; Business logistics -- Management; Manufacturing processes; Organizational change; Production management; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780814410622; 0814410626
• Related ISBNs: 9780814410578; 081441057X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-255) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.