James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones

Lean Thinking

Banish Waste And Create Wealth In Your Corporation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lean Thinking was launched in the fall of 1996, just in time for the recession of 1997. It told the story of how American, European, and Japanese firms applied a simple set of principles called 'lean thinking' to survive the recession of 1991 and grow steadily in sales and profits through 1996. Even though the recession of 1997 never happened, companies were starving for information on how to make themselves leaner and more efficient. Now we are dealing with the recession of 2001 and the financial meltdown of 2002. So what happened to the exemplar firms profiled in Lean Thinking? In the new fully revised edition of this bestselling book those pioneering lean thinkers are brought up to date. Authors James Womack and Daniel Jones offer new guidelines for lean thinking firms and bring their groundbreaking practices to a brand new generation of companies that are looking to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster UK
• Rev. and Upd. Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 150mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 446g
• ISBN-13: 9780743231640
• ISBN-10: 0743231643
• Artikelnr.: 13792965

Autorenporträt

James P. Womack is Principal Research Scientist in the Japan Programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the Transitions Group, a consulting firm based in the USA. Daniel T. Jones is a Professor at the Cardiff Business School and has acted as consultant to a wide and international range of companies operating in Europe. He lives in Hereford.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Preface to the 2003 Edition Preface to the First Edition: From Lean Production to Lean Enterprise PART I: LEAN PRINCIPLES Introduction: Lean Thinking versus Muda 1. Value 2. The Value Stream 3. Flow 4. Pull 5. Perfection PART II: FROM THINKING TO ACTION: THE LEAN LEAP 6. The Simple Case 7. A Harder Case 8. The Acid Test 9. Lean Thinking versus German Technik 10. Mighty Toyota; Tiny Showa 11. An Action Plan PART III: LEAN ENTERPRISE 12. A Channel for the Stream; a Valley for the Channel 13. Dreaming About Perfection PART IV: EPILOGUE 14. The Steady Advance of Lean Thinking 15. Institutionalizing the Revolution Afterword: The Lean Network Appendix: Individuals and Organizations Who Helped Glossary Notes Bibliography Index