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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809931203321

Autore

Miller Andrew <1973->

Titolo

Redefining operational excellence : new strategies for maximizing performance and profits across the organization / / Andrew Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : AMACOM, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8144-3398-7

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/012

Soggetti

Performance

Organizational effectiveness

Management - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: THE NEED FOR A NEW DEFINITION; The Beginnings of Operational Excellence; Redefining Operational Excellence; Would You Know Operational Excellence If You Tripped Over It?; Organizations That Exemplify Operational Excellence; Why Operational Excellence Is Important to Any Organization; Redefining How We Operate; Chapter 2: MAKING OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE HAPPEN; The Core Components of Operational Excellence; Evolving Toward Operational Excellence; The Four Phases of Operational Excellence; Creating Gates: Protecting Your Gains

Four Types of OrganizationsRedefining the Way We Measure Success; Chapter 3: ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TOP TALENT: DON'T SETTLE FOR SECOND BEST; The Key Principles of Leadership; The Four Attributes of a Great Leader; Attracting the Best People; A Strategy for Talent Management; Breathe Life into Your Organization by Letting People Go; Is Your Turnover Rate Too High?; Chapter 4: THE INNOVATION EQUATION: THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION; How to Foster Innovation; The Cycle of Innovation; A Culture of Innovation: The Interaction of Empowerment and Skill; How to Become an Innovation Master

Accelerating the Adoption of InnovationChapter 5: ALIGNING STRATEGY



AND TACTICS TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE; Without Execution, There Is No Strategy; How to Achieve Execution Excellence; The Difference Between Responsibility and Accountability; Gaining a Tactical Advantage: Finding Performance Boosts Where You Wouldn't Normally Look; Performance Boosts: The Do-It-Yourself Version; A Final Word on Strategy Execution; Chapter 6: ACQUIRING AND KEEPING THE CUSTOMERS YOU WANT; Why Current Customers Are Your Best Opportunity for Growth; Stratifying Your Customers

How to Turn Customers into Great Referral SourcesOther Strategies to Strengthen Customer Loyalty and Engagement; The Five Myths of Customer Engagement; Chapter 7: OPTIMIZING SPEED MAXIMIZES PROFITABILITY; Determining Optimal Enterprise Velocity and Responsible Speed; Slow Down to Improve Results; How Speed Impacts Profitability; The Speed-Profitability Correlation and the Four Components of Operational Excellence; The Myth of the First-Mover Advantage; Knowing When to Speed Up and When to Slow Down; Implementing a Culture of Speed Optimization; Chapter 8: CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE: NOT SO MUCH

Why Centers of Excellence Aren't Always ExcellentWhy Create a Centralized Department?; The Benefits of a Centralized Department; Centrally Led, Locally Executed; Ignore the Center and Focus on Excellence; Chapter 9: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES; Retail; Services; Health Care; Technology; Manufacturing; Chapter 10: GETTING TECHNOLOGY OUT OF YOUR WAY; Fix the Process, Then Implement the Technology; Technology and Change Management; Using Technology to Enhance Operational Excellence; Operational Excellence and Automation; Chapter 11: A BRIGHT FUTURE WITH OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

The Operational Excellence Crystal Ball

Sommario/riassunto

True operational excellence is not about ""lean"" or six sigma or any other methodology. Our world is too complex, too interconnected, and too fast moving for organizations to achieve dramatic results simply by eliminating waste and increasing standardization. Operational excellence is a mindset, and it requires a company culture that questions current models and focuses on adding value, making improvements, and increasing speed. Redefining Operational Excellence covers it all--processes, people, and operations--and shares specific strategies for finding money and performance boosts in areas b



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910912600003321

Autore

Peruzzi, Walter <1937-2014>

Titolo

Il cattolicesimo reale attraverso i testi della Bibbia, dei papi, dei dottori della Chiesa, dei concili / Walter Peruzzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Odradek, 2008

ISBN

978-88-86973-97-7

Descrizione fisica

519 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Saggi e studi

Disciplina

350

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

DAM B25 PERW 01

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contiene appendice