Implementing a Lean Management System

Does your company think and act ahead of technological change, ahead of the customer, and ahead of the competition? Thinking strategically requires a company to face these questions with a clear future image of itself. Implementing a Lean Management Systemlays out a comprehensive management system for aligning the firm's vision of the future with market realities.

Based on hoshin management, the Japanese strategic planning method used by top managers for driving TQM throughout an organization, Lean Management is about deploying vision, strategy, and policy at all levels of daily activity. It is an eminently practical methodology emerging out of the implementation of continuous improvement methods and employee involvement. The key tools in the text build on the knowledge of the worker, multi-tasking, and an understanding of the role and responsibilities of the new lean manufacturer.

Foreword
Preface

Chapter 1 : Removal of Waste
Chapter 2 : Work in Progress
Chapter 3 : The Importance of Bottlenecks
Chapter 4 : Setup Time Reduction
Chapter 5 : Batch Size Considerations
Chapter 6 : Analyzing the Leanness of A Process
Chapter 7 : Productivity and Lean
Chapter 8 : Successfully Steering the Change Process
Chapter 9 : Factory and Cell Design
Chapter 10 : Two-Bin Systems and Basic Kanbans
Chapter 11 : Moderately Simple Kanban Systems
Chapter 12 : Steps in Designing A Lean Cell
Chapter 13 : Before and After Measurement
Chapter 14 : Rules on Visibility, Transparency and Transferability
Chapter 15 : Housekeeping Standards
Chapter 16 : Key Performance Indicators for Lean Cells
Chapter 17 : Cell Meetings
Chapter 18 : Planning and Scheduling Methods
Chapter 19 : Calculating Kanban Stock Levels
Chapter 20 : The Kanban System in Detail
Chapter 21 : Creating A Pull System
Chapter 22 : Production Meetings
Chapter 23 : Support for Lean Manufacturing : Material Management
Chapter 24 : Support for Lean Manufacturing : Rethinking the Sales Process
Chapter 25 : Becoming Even Leaner
Chapter 26 : Concluding Advice on Lean Manufacturing

Appendix : Lean Training Games
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Used in this Book
Index

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