Lean culture : collected practices and cases.
The hard part of implementing a lean transformation, according to most experts, is dealing with the "soft" issues, such as culture change. Getting employees to live and breathe lean -- actively supporting and buying into lean concepts and philosophy, always searching for ways to eliminate...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Productivity Press,
©2005.
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| Series: | Insights on implementation.
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| Summary: | The hard part of implementing a lean transformation, according to most experts, is dealing with the "soft" issues, such as culture change. Getting employees to live and breathe lean -- actively supporting and buying into lean concepts and philosophy, always searching for ways to eliminate waste, and continuously improving processes and providing greater value for customers -- is the real challenge when building and sustaining a lean culture. Lean Culture: Collected Practices and Cases provides a variety of case studies taken from articles previously published in Lean Manufacturer Advisor: the monthly newsletter by Productivity Press. All focus on cultural issues, ranging from the role of top management, to training and development of workers and managers, to building buy-in and to sustaining the culture. Highlights include: Practical, in-depth descriptions of cultural issues in a lean transformation, written in a conversational, easy-to-read style. Many case studies unavailable from any other single source. Articles categorized by specific area - all desired information is easily located. Real-world information about culture change collected in one handy book |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 151 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 1563273268 9781563273261 9780367807603 0367807602 9781482278439 148227843X 9781000285710 1000285715 9781000285642 1000285642 |