Leading continuous improvement projects : lessons from successful, less successful, and unsuccessful continuous improvement case studies / by Fernando González Aleu and Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aleu, Fernando González, author.

Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This book is a reference for continuous improvement project (CIP) leaders/facilitators in manufacturing and service organizations, students (undergraduate and graduate), academics responsible to manage senior projects (Capstone Projects) and teaching quality courses, and researchers interested in how organizations could produce more effective and efficient continuous improvement initiatives and projects. The authors collected and analyzed information and results from CIPs they facilitated or co-advised, such as the improvement of the service level in a bottle manufacturing organization, reduction of changeover in a brewery manufacturing organization, reduction of ambulance response time, and reduction of scrap in a steel transformation manufacturing organization. Many of the CIPs were previously part of award-winning white papers documenting critical improvements. Throughout this book, readers will learn: different types of CIPs. metrics to identify successful CIPs the 53 factors related to CIPs success How to manage CIPs. Behaviors to achieve outstanding results from CIPs. Three of the chapters are supplemented with three or more case studies. In addition, the final chapter includes a list of behaviors expected from directors, continuous improvement managers, CIP leaders/facilitators, and CIP team members to obtain the major benefits from CIPs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Introduction

PART I: Continuous Improvement Projects and Success Factors

Chapter 1. Continuous Improvement Projects (CIPs) Overview

1.1 Introduction

1.2 What is a CIP?

1.3 Types of CIPs

1.4 What Is a Successful CIP?

1.5 Factors Related to CIP Success

1.6 Conclusions

1.7 References

Chapter 2. Managing CIPs

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Senior Project Inexhaustible Source of CIPs

2.3 CIP Identification

2.4 CIP Approval

2.5 CIP Execution

2.6 CIP Assessment

2.7 CIP Closing

2.8 University CIP Team Members' Perception about Factors Related to CIP Success

2.9 Conclusions

PART II: Successful CIPs

Chapter 3. Reduction of Ambulance Response Time

3.1 CIP Resume

3.2 CIP Description

3.3 Factors Related to CIP Success

3.4 References

Chapter 4. Increasing the Fulfillment Level in a Wire and Cable Company

4.1 CIP Resume

4.2 CIP Description

4.3 Factors Related to CIP Success

4.4 References

Chapter 5. Setup Time Reduction in a Packaging Line in the Beverage Industry

5.1 CIP Resume

5.2 CIP Description

5.3 Factors Related to CIP Success

5.4 References

Chapter 6. Material Waste Reduction in the Food Industry

6.1 CIP Resume

6.2 CIP Description

6.3 Factors Related to CIP Success

6.4 References

Chapter 7. Critical Success Factors for Continuous Improvement Projects: A Multi Case Study

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Research Method

7.3 Results

7.4 Summary

7.5 References

PART III: Less Successful and Unsuccessful CIPs

Chapter 8. Less Successful CIPs

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Less Successful CIPs: Reduction of a Production Line Stop Causes by Storage.

8.3 Less Successful CIPs: Reduction of Sale Opportunity in an International Hardware Organization

8.4 Conclusions

8.5 References

Chapter 9. Unsuccessful CIPs

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Unsuccessful CIP: Inventory Management in a Small Size Manufacturing Organization

9.3 Unsuccessful CIP: Transportation Cost Reduction in an Automotive Manufacturing Organization

9.4 Conclusions

9.5 References

Summary

Chapter 10. Summary

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Summary Part I - Continuous Improvement Projects Overview

10.3 Summary Part II - Successful CIPs

10.4 Summary Part III - Less Successful and Unsuccessful CIPs

10.5 Critical Success Factors for CIPs

10.6 Limitations

10.7 Future Work

Index.

Notes:

"A Productivity Press book" -- cover and title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-03032-6

0-429-29577-4

1-000-03030-X

9780429295775

OCLC:

1124778524