This book deals with making sound decisions regarding all facets of a company, from top management to product development to the production line and customer service. This philosophical framework, along with specific recommendations, will give you the roadmap for improving your company's competitiveness through lean manufacturing. The book also covers the Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) Project, a study done with nearly 500 contributors, mostly experts in manufacturing. The book paints a picture of what the lean company should look like, a seamless tapestry of the best models, Just-in-Time, Continuous Improvement, Value Stream Mapping, Visual Controls, Kaizen, and many others.

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        The Lean Company:Making the Right Choices deals with making sound decisions regarding all facets of your company, from top management to product development to the production line and customer service. This philosophical framework,along with specific recommendations, will give you the roadmap for improving your company's competitiveness.

        You have heard about how lean manufacturing has helped world-class companies to thrive despite adversity. The logic is simple: reduce waste and maintain enough agility to change based on customers demand. But what are the necessary moves to implement lean manufacturing in your company? What are the best strategies?

        Authors James A . Jordan and Frederick J.Michel draw from the highly respected Lean Enterprise Model developed by the MIT Lean Manufacturing Initiative. The MIT model is a systematic and comprehensive presentation of the essential characteristics of lean manufacturing . The book also covers the Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) Project, a study done with nearly 500 contributors, mostly experts in manufacturing.

        The book describes the operational strategies modern companies must employ as they compete in the modern world. It takes a broad look at change, the way employees respond to change, and some of the techniques managers can use to minimize change's adverse effects.

        The Lean Company : Making the Right Choices paints a picture of what the lean company should look like : a seamless tapestry of the best practices,Just - in -time,Continuous Improvement, Values Stream Mapping,Visual Controls,Kaizen and many others.

        The Variable frameworks of the Meta-principles and the Enterprise Principles are fleshed out into 12 Overarching Practices that apply to every activity of the enterprise.

        Once"The Big Picture" is explained,the book addresses two Meta-principles and four Enterprise Principles drawn the experiences of successful companies.

 

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