The first edition of this highly acclaimed publication received a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize in 2009. Explaining how to create and sustain a Lean business, it followed Cogent Power’s first two Lean Roadmaps along their journey.
Since then, much has changed. Several members of Cogent Power’s senior management have moved on, steel prices have declined, and the credit crisis has sparked an unstable global economy. Set against these developments, Staying Lean : Thriving, Not Just Surviving, Second Edition reports on Cogent Power’s response to these issues—detailing how they worked through their third Lean Roadmap. It also :
• Guides readers with readily reproducible advice and an easy-to-follow model for sustaining Lean improvements • Presents a case study of a successful multinational Lean implementation • Covers a six-year Lean transformation from start to finish, illustrating the application of three distinct roadmaps
Focusing on how to sustain change, the new edition of this bestselling reference, illustrates the experience of a multi-national company that successfully implemented Lean in its manufacturing and commercial operations. Based on a model of sustainable change, the text defines by example the elements of successful Lean management that are often difficult to emulate as well as the more visible features of process management.
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Section I : The Journey to Lean Chapter 1 : Lean Vision and Principles Chapter 2 : Company Background
Section II : Below the Waterline Chapter 3 : Strategy and Alignment Chapter 4 : Leadership Chapter 5 : Behavior and Engagement
Section III : Above the Waterline Chapter 6 : Processes Chapter 7 : Technology, Tools and Techniques
Section IV : The Road From Push to Pull Chapter 8 : Route to Lean
Sources of Further Help
Recommended Publication
Jargonbuster
Index
