In the current climate attention has refocused on lean production. While books have looked at the principles of lean production and techniques, this book from McKinsey & Company, the world's most influential management consultancy, provides a unique approach, which is holistic in nature and argues t
Journey to Lean: Making Operational Change Stick
โ Scribed by John Drew, Blair McCallum, Stefan Roggenhofer (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 211
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
The Challenge of Lean....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Essence of Lean....Pages 15-24
The Lean Operating System....Pages 25-45
Management Infrastructure....Pages 47-63
Mindsets and Behaviours....Pages 65-77
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Deciding to Embark....Pages 81-92
Exploring the Opportunity....Pages 93-121
Engaging the Leadership....Pages 123-145
Demonstrating the Change....Pages 147-167
Embedding the Change....Pages 169-187
Back Matter....Pages 189-206
โฆ Subjects
Management; Business Strategy/Leadership
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