Lean Management Beyond Manufacturing A Holistic Approach /

• Main Author: Bhasin, Sanjay (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Project management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Project Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.

Exploring Lean manufacturing in a holistic manner, this book helps organizations to implement Lean principles successfully by offering theoretical, empirical and practical knowledge. It empirically demonstrates how a successful Lean initiative can improve organizational efficiency, and incorporates...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Clarification of the Lean Concept
• Lean Cultures
• Lean Process Requirements
• Impediments to Lean
• Lean and Performance Measurement
• Appropriate Measurement Tools
• Impact of Lean
• Lean within various sectors
• Initial Empirical findings
• Empirical Evidence
• Lean Sustainability Audit
• Lean promoted as an Ideology
• Lean is Green
• Potential issues with Lean
• Lessons Learnt.