Improving business performance with Lean / James R. Bradley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradley, James R. (James Robert), author.

Series:

Supply and operations management collection. 2156-8200

Supply and operations management collection, 2156-8200

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lean manufacturing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on April 29, 2015).

OCLC:

908260606