Author: Brent Donald Timmerman ISBN: 0367185695 / 9780367185695 Year: 2019 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
What if the problem is you? For organizations just preparing to begin a continuous-improvement (CI) journey, the behaviors of the leadership must transform dramatically for the Lean toolkit to succe...
Author: Gary Griffiths, Pauline Found, Peter Hines, Richard Harrison ISBN: 143982617X / 9781439826171 Year: 2011 Availability: In Stock
The first edition of this highly acclaimed publication received a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize in 2009. Explaining how to create and sustain a Lean business, it followed Cogent...
Author: Steve Hoeft ISBN: 1439816549 / 9781439816547 Year: 2010 Availability: Out of Stock
In the tradition of Taoist philosophers and Zen masters, Steve Hoeft tells the stories he learned from his Toyota Production System (TPS) master teachers. Sometimes enigmatic, sometimes funny, but a...
Author: CJ Rhoads, William Roth ISBN: 1032055502 / 9781032055503 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Turbulence is not new to the business world. In fact, turbulence is increasing and managers are seeing teams spinning their wheels. Management systems are in a state of crisis and operations are mor...
Author: John J. Casey ISBN: 1420083678 / 9781420083675 Year: 2009 Availability: In Stock
In recent years, the relentless pursuit of quality in manufacturing has led to a heightened ability to ferret out waste and quickly address areas of failure. However, global competition is requiring...
Author: Ananda Das Gupta ISBN: 1032237465 / 9781032237466 Year: 2021 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
The concept of strategic human resource management has developed widely in the last couple of years, especially because of the impact of human resources on the competitiveness of organizations. The ...
Author: Richard L. MacInnes, Stephen L. Pearce ISBN: 1563272938 / 9781563272936 Year: 2003 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Strategic MRO : A Roadmap for Transforming Assets into Competitive Advantage combines the concepts of enterprise asset management and the associated maintenance, repair, and operating/overhaul (MRO)...
Author: Garish P. Jakhotiya ISBN: 1466567457 / 9781466567450 Year: 2013 Availability: Out of Stock
Considering the entire value chain, this book covers the complete process of strategic planning, execution, and measurement. It provides readers with methods for monitoring strategy execution that g...
Author: Dennis Sherwood ISBN: 103230233X / 9781032302331 Year: 2023 Availability: In Stock
This book is about the behaviour of systems. Systems are important, for we interact with them all the time, and many of the actions we take are influenced by a system – for example, the syst...
Author: Frederick Parker ISBN: 1482260107 / 9781482260106 Year: 2015 Availability: In Stock
Manufacturing companies employ hundreds and in many cases thousands of people. They come with different skill sets, different ideas, and different values. This book shows how to mold these different...
Author: Hesham O. Dinana ISBN: 1032249641 / 9781032249643 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
With the Covid-19 pandemic many business leaders today question the need for strategy and value of strategic planning and management in today’s environment. This book will demonstrate that our...
Author: Michael A. Couch, Richard S. Citrin ISBN: 0367332264 / 9780367332266 Year: 2019 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
It’s estimated that U.S. companies spend over $14 billion annually on leadership development --Match that number to the abundant and growing research that finds most leadership development to ...
Author: Patrick McCreesh, Victoria Grady ISBN: 0367743612 / 9780367743611 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Our work life is changing. Every day new companies, technologies, and ideas emerge that impact how, where, and most importantly, why we work. Despite this exciting evolution, people remain the heart...
Author: Tracey Harris ISBN: 0367178451 / 9780367178451 Year: 2020 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of supervisors and leaders provide coaching, supervision and leadership to staff every day of the year, yet the majority of supervisors have never attended fo...
Author: Regine Slagmulder, Robin Cooper ISBN: 1563272180 / 9781563272189 Year: 1999 Availability: In Stock
Does your firm set specific cost-reduction objectives for its suppliers?
Does your firm help its customers and/or suppliers find ways to achieve their cost-education objectives?
Does your firm...
Author: Andrzej Szymonik, Robert Stanislawski ISBN: 1032445289 / 9781032445281 Year: 2024 Availability: 15-30 days
Currently, it is obvious that new types of production (Industry 4.0) are accompanying new ways of distribution, which advance logistics, physical distribution science, and even supply chain manageme...
Author: Robert B. Camp ISBN: 1466571683 / 9781466571686 Year: 2013 Availability: In Stock
Anybody can start a Lean transformation. That’s easy. What’s hard, is sustaining it. Detailing the process for creating a sustainable Lean transformation, this book addresses how to stay...
Author: Association for Manufacturing Excellence ISBN: 1420083791 / 9781420083798 Year: 2009 Availability: In Stock
Sustaining Lean: Case Studies in Transforming Culture, the third compilation of articles originally published in AME’s well-regarded Target Magazine, provides accounts of challenges encountere...
Author: Michael Nelson ISBN: 143984027X / 9781439840276 Year: 2011 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Among the first books to focus on physician engagement during a Lean effort, Sustaining Lean in Healthcare : Developing and Engaging Physician Leadership explains how to ensure ongoing physician par...
Author: April A. Bosworth, Brent R. Allen ISBN: 1032213108 / 9781032213101 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
The ground-breaking Shingo Model of 2008 introduced principles, systems, tools, and results. At that time, however, the systems element of the model did not receive the in-depth attention that other...
Author: John Hooker ISBN: 1138299588 / 9781138299580 Year: 2018 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
This book develops an intellectual framework for analyzing ethical dilemmas that is both grounded in theory and versatile enough to deal rigorously with real-world issues. It sees ethics as a necess...
Author: Regine Slagmulder, Robin Cooper ISBN: 1563271729 / 9781563271724 Year: 1997 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks.
What would happen if everyone in your company followed a disciplined approach to cost reduction? Go ahead -- imagine it. What would it look like? How can it be done?
The answer -- smart cost mana...
Author: Chuck Mignosa, H. James Harrington ISBN: 1466577266 / 9781466577268 Year: 2015 Availability: In Stock
Many organizations are looking for that magic tool or methodology that will suddenly transform them into outstanding organizations. Unfortunately, there is no one right answer for all organizations ...
Author: Casey J. Bedgood ISBN: 1032213469 / 9781032213460 Year: 2022 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
Why do some leaders succeed and others fail? Is there a magic ingredient that the leaders must consider in their career journey to ensure the joy ride does not turn into a nightmare? What is the key...
Author: Adil F. Dalal ISBN: 1138198331 / 9781138198333 Year: 2017 Availability: In Stock
Asking tough questions about the current state of project management, The 12 Pillars of Project Excellence: A Lean Approach to Improving Project Results provides groundbreaking techniques to achieve...