The Lean Turnaround: How Business Leaders Use Lean Principles to Create Value and Transform Their Company (Business Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071800670 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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W. Art Byrne has been implementing Lean strategy in various U.S.-based manufacturing and service companies, such as Danaher Corporation, for more than 30 years, including The Wiremold Company, which he ran for 11 years. Childs Associates L.P.. He now serves as Operating Partner at the private equity fi rm J
"If Lean was Easy, Everybody Would Do It" according to Thrasher. Byrne say "Lean" is the strategy. While I am an ardent supporter of Lean thinking and almost everything Byrne suggests, I am pondering the notion that Lean is the strategy. Many venture-funded businesses would not see it this way, unless you make the argument that worthwhile start-ups are value-stream improvements by themselves that they exist only because of the "improvement" they contribute.What makes Lean hard to implement is ob. Excellent description of what it takes to implement Lean Renaud ANJORAN Top five reasons why I give five stars to this book:- It comes from a manager with close to 30 years of experience applying Lean in American companies.- It lists the most common obstacles that kill 93-95% of lean turnarounds, along with solutions to avoid/reduce them.- It explains Lean in very simple terms, with many supporting examples. It even provides checklists to follow!- It describes the virtues of improving processes, rather . A "Read me First" book for Lean enthusiasts I think this book deserves the 5-Starts rating due to it's powerfull(=constant,insistent,persistent) message to CEO's and other similar business leaders:this book is dedicated to them,to open their mind and offer such powerfull arguments to start the Lean Journey.I am a Lean practitioner and ex-Plant leader;I started the journey before reading this book (I will not quote all other books on this subject which came into my hands and t
The Lean Turnaround explains all the ins and outs of applying Lean strategy to:Eliminate waste in every value-added operation Deliver consistent value to customers Stimulate growth and add jobs Increase wealth for all your stakeholders Build a company culture of continuous improvement (kaizen)Instead of attempting to get customers to conform to your way of doing things--which is, sadly, what most managers are taught to do--you need to configure your company to be responsive to the customers. Childs Associates L.P."A must-read for any leader interested in understanding the strategic advantages from focusing on activities that add value to the customer experience." -- GARY S. His primary message is this: Lean strategy isn't just for manufacturing. Which comes first, the wisdom or the courage? Read The Lean Turnaround to find out." -- JOHN SHOOK, Chairman and CEO, Lean Enterprise Institute"Lean is the closest thing to magic I have experienced in my 40 years in business. JASINOWSKI, former President of the National Association of Manufacturers"Art Byrne provides real-world examples of how he exhibited the wisdom and courage to do the right thing, improvi
W. Childs Associates L.P.. About the AuthorArt Byrne has been implementing Lean strategy in various U.S.-based manufacturing and service companies, such as Danaher Corporation, for more than 30 years, including The Wiremold Company, which he ran for 11 years. He now serves as Operating Partner at the private equity fi rm J