Improving Business Performance With Lean, Second Edition, livre ebook

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.
Acknowledgments ..................................................................ix
About This Book ..................................................................xi
Chapter 1 A Brief Introduction to Lean ............................................1
Part I Basics of Lean .................................................................. 7
Chapter 2 The Motivation for Implementing Lean ............................9
Chapter 3 A Framework for Applying Lean .....................................25
Chapter 4 How to Map and Analyze a Process ................................29
Chapter 5 The Need for Reduced Variation in Processes ..................51
Part II Lean Tools .................................................................. 69
Chapter 6 Simplify and Streamline ..................................................71
Chapter 7 Standardize .....................................................................81
Chapter 8 Visual Systems ................................................................93
Chapter 9 Mistake-Proof Processes and Product Designs ...............103
Chapter 10 Synchronize ..................................................................111
Chapter 11 Collocate ......................................................................123
Chapter 12 Reduce Changeover Time .............................................141
Part III Implementing Lean ..................................................................161
Chapter 13 Successful Implementation of Lean ...............................163
Chapter 14 Conclusions and Summary ...........................................183
Part IV Practice ..................................................................187
Chapter 15 Exercises .......................................................................189
Chapter 16 Case Studies ..................................................................209
Appendix: The Effect of Variation on Kanban Systems ..................................................................233
Notes..................................................................245
References ..................................................................249
Index ..................................................................251