Mr. Lean buys and transforms a manufacturing company
Subtitle: the true story of profitably growing an organization with lean principles
By: Greg Lane.
Publisher: Productivity Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781439815168
Subjects: Lane, Greg; Semiconductor production equipment industry -- Management; Semiconductor production equipment industry -- Cost effectiveness; Production control -- Cost effectiveness; Organizational effectiveness
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The beginning : observation & documentation; title: Standardizing the estimating process; title: Learning the office processes; title: The first days alone; title: Creating & selling capacity; title: Getting everyone motivated for improving the machine's output; title: Seeing the administrative processes from a new angle; title: Moving the business; title: Accurate pricing through better cost allocations; title: Upfront delays; title: Making money during the good times; title: Expanding into new products; title: Business for sale; title: Reflections.