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This book is a collection of selected contributions made by a large number of practitioners and scholars in the field of management with particular reference to lean management and application in organizations. We express our deep sense of gratitude to one and all who have contributed towards making of the book a valuable asset to the society. The list to acknowledge them individually will be too long. Nevertheless, we make an attempt to name some of those whose inspiration, support, cooperation, and encouragement was of considerable importance.
The book has 43 chapters covering a range of issues organizations are fraught with in the current dynamic environment.Almost all of these are real, live cases describing situations middle to senior executives have dealt with, with a given amount of success. Range of organizations varies from manufacturing to service including small, medium, large, national, multinational, banking, software, chemical, automobile, pharma, electronics, petroleum, engineering sectors. The variety of organizations included show the applicability and potential of the lean philosophy for bringing about the change in them. The book is expected to give an insight into various issues, approaches organizations are adapting to become globally competitive. It is a collection of selected cases invited for the 6th Annual National Quality Conference organized by ASQ LMC Ahmedabad and Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad and edited with the intent of transmitting the observations of the researchers in the executives. Although the book is divided into three sections namely Section-A: Models and Framework, Section-B: Process Improvement, and Section-C: Tools and Techniques they all revolve around the central theme of the book i.e. Lean.It is hoped that it will be an important ready reckoner for executives, policy makers, consultants, students and other community of practitioners. Enjoy reading!
