A Guide to Continuous Improvement Transformation
Subtitle: Concepts, Processes, Implementation
By: by Aristide van Aartsengel, Selahattin Kurtoglu
Contributors: Kurtoglu, Selahattin; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Management for Professionals
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9783642359040
Subjects: Economics/Management Science; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Economics; Business planning; Organization/Planning; System safety; Production/Logistics/Supply Chain Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; Project management
Description: This book enables enterprise business leaders - from CEOs to supervisors - to understand what "Continuous Improvement" is, why it is probably the best answer to improved business performance in years, and how to put it to work in the unique environment of a specific organization. The book examines what is at the core of "Continuous Improvement" and delves deeper into the elements and constituents necessary to take an organization to the next level to ensure its continued, long-term existence. It provides guidance to enterprise management and to professionals engaged in the implementation of a "Continuous Improvement" initiative and enables them to structure and manage its implementation successfully. It also provides tools to quickly assess where an enterprise business stands in terms of strategic management and "Continuous Improvement".​
Table of contents: title: Continuous Improvement - Setting the Stage; title: Leadership; title: Culture and Values; title: Strategic Planning and Management; title: Performance Measurement; title: Performance Management; title: Alignment, Commitment, Team Development and Management; title: Process Improvement and Management; title: Sustainability; title: Conclusion.