Getting and staying productive
Subtitle: applying swift, even flow to practice
By: Roger W. Schmenner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781107021327
Subjects: Business logistics; Six sigma (Quality control standard); Industrial productivity; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
Description: "All kinds of processes - those that make things or deliver services or operate companies - can be made more productive, and society's continued well-being requires it. This book is for all those with a stake in improving how companies run. It introduces the concept of 'swift, even flow' and explains how that concept stands behind popular business tools such as 'lean' principles and Six Sigma. More than that, it shows how swift, even flow can lead to deep, strategic insights and fresh ideas. The book uses many examples, both contemporary and historic, and 16 case studies from all sorts of business situations to demonstrate how swift, even flow can be applied. Services and manufacturing, supply chains and individual operations, product development and outsourcing, strategy and tactics, hourly workers and top level executives - all benefit from this fundamental re-thinking of what it takes to become productive"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I. Concept: 1. The usual suspects; 2. Swift, even flow; 3. The old-fashioned way to make money; Part II. Application: 4. Vision; 5. Making a bad process better; 6. Linking the supply chain; 7. Amid uncertainty; 8. Strategy; 9. Resolving the paradox.