Leading Beyond Lean The Seven Drivers of Productivity /

• Main Authors: Østbø, Petter (Author), Wetherill, Mark (Author), Cattermole, Robin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: Business.; Leadership.; Project management.; Personnel management.; Management.; Industrial management.; Production management.; Business logistics.; Business and Management.; Business Strategy/Leadership.; Project Management.; Production.; Human Resource Management.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Logistics.

Three practicing managers with years of experience improving production facilities around the world explain why lean methodology on its own often fails to deliver productivity gains and how a holistic package incorporating safety, employee development, business planning, capital spending, performanc...

Table of Contents:

• 1. UCo, its People and the Designing of the Right Productivity System
• 2. Defining and Understanding the Core Lean Tools
• 3. Managing Implementation
• 4. Human Resource (HR) Management Essentials for Productivity
• 5. The Importance of Business Planning
• 6. Incentivising Productivity Improvement
• 7. The Role of Long Term Planning
• 8. Safety Management and the Link to Productivity
• 9. Ensuring Continuous Improvement
• 10. The Most Important Theme of All – Culture
• 11. Lessons Learned, Case Studies from UCoPS.