Lean Implementation

Applications and Hidden Costs

Frances Alston

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9781351650526
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Operations
• Index: Business

This book will address key organizational issues that must be considered and addressed when implementing Lean business practices. The book offers solutions for many of the challenges, provides a resource that leaders can use in addressing cultural and regulatory issues, provides means to address the associated people issues and the challenging task of knowledge retention and succession planning. Vignettes are used to illustrate and provide examples of potential issues and solutions that can be considered for resolving issues and a case study demonstrating ways to address the technical and people aspects of implementing Lean to ensure project success.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• About the Author
• 1. Lean Thinking
• 2. Lean Thinking Leadership Team
• 3. Lean Culture
• 4. Employee Engagement in a Lean Culture
• 5. Succession Planning Strategy in a Lean Environment
• 6. Talent Management and Retention and the Hidden Costs
• 7. Employee Development and the Hidden Cost
• 8. Environment Health and Safety in a Lean Environment
• 9. Implementation Pitfalls and Hidden Costs
• 10. Lean Implementation Case Study
• 11. Evaluation Resource Packet
• Index