Staying lean : thriving, not just surviving / 2nd ed.

Summary: Publisher Summary 1 "In my first contracts with Professor Peter Hines at Cardiff University and Chris Butterworth at S.A. Partners. I became convinced that the holistic approach they had developed was the concept I had sought. After having worked with them for many years now and seen the great successses we have achieved at Congent Power, I am even more convinced that this is the way a business (any business---and not just automotive) should be run."---Marcel Schabos, Cogent Power MD, 2003-2007 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. 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.   Publisher Summary 2 This second edition (the first won a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Prize) explains the concept of a 'lean' business, that is, a business that maximizes efficiency while minimizing costs. The text follows the company Cogent Power as it embraces the lean ideals. The first section explains the lean methodology's principles and background. The second section deals with strategies, leadership, and the culture of the business while the third explains waste elimination and what tools technology can offer. The last section offers a summary of important points, as well as a recommended reading list. Hines is an adjunct professor in lean enterprise at the University of South Australia as well as the chairman of S.A. Partners. Found is a senior research associate at Cardiff University, Griffiths is head of the capability department at S.A. Partners, and Harrison (also with S.A. Partners) is a managing consultant and specialist in customer value and sales performance. Annotation 漏2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)