Improving business performance with Lean / / James R. Bradley
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| Autore: |
Bradley James R (James Robert)
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| Titolo: |
Improving business performance with Lean / / James R. Bradley
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2015 |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 658.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Lean manufacturing |
| Soggetto non controllato: | continuous improvement |
| efficiency | |
| lead time reduction | |
| Lean | |
| Lean manufacturing | |
| Lean Six Sigma | |
| process analysis | |
| process improvement | |
| process management | |
| process mapping | |
| value stream mapping | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. A brief introduction to Lean -- Part I. Basics of Lean -- 2. The motivation for implementing Lean -- 3. A framework for applying Lean -- 4. How to map and analyze a process -- 5. The need for reduced variation in processes -- Part II. Lean tools -- 6. Simplify and streamline -- 7. Standardize -- 8. Visual systems -- 9. Mistake-proof processes and product designs -- 10. Synchronize -- 11. Collocate -- 12. Reduce changeover time -- Part III. Implementing Lean -- 13. Successful implementation of Lean -- 14. Conclusions and summary -- Part IV. Practice -- 15. Exercises -- 16. Case studies -- Appendix. The effect of variation on Kanban systems -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book is a concise introduction to the essential concepts and tools used in the Lean method for improving business processes. It constitutes a sufficient toolkit to enable practitioners to quickly start using Lean to improve business processes in their workplace. Alternatively, it can also serve as a textbook in undergraduate or master's programs. This book succinctly describes the benefits of Lean in manufacturing, sales, administration, distribution, health care, and other industries, as well as providing a step-by-step description of how Lean is applied. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Improving business performance with Lean |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819136003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Supply and operations management collection. . 2156-8200