Kaizen Blitz - Accelerating Breakthroughs in Productivity and Performance

Der Kaizen Blitz ist eine Methode, mit deren Hilfe eine enorme Produktivitätssteigerung auf allen Ebenen eines Unternehmens erzielt werden kann. Sie verspricht eine rasche und durchschlagende Verbesserung der Ergebnisse um 40-50%. Hier wird dieser Ansatz genau analysiert und gezeigt, wie Kaizen zur Erzielung schneller Resultate eingesetzt wird. Diskutiert werden notwendige Vorbereitung, mögliche Hindernisse, die es zu vermeiden gilt und die zu erwartenden Ergebnisse. Mit Erfolgszahlen und Anwendungbeispielen von amerikanischen Spitzenunternehmen wie z.B. NorthWest Airlines und United Tool & Die. (y02/99)

List of contents

The Power of the Kaizen Blitz, Learning by Doing.
 
The Context of Kaizen.
 
Improvement Strategy: Implementing the Big Picture.
 
Getting Ready for Kaizen.
 
Timeprints and Takt Times.
 
How to Tell if There is Improvement: Adding Value; Subtracting Waste.
 
Uncovering the Flows-Establishing and Clarifying Process Flows.
 
Forms, Charts, Measurements.
 
Sustaining the Gain.
 
Lean Leadership.
 
Don't Look Back.
 
Index.

About the author

ANTHONY C. LARAIA is a Director of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence.

PATRICIA E. MOODY is a manufacturing management consultant and was formerly editor of AME's Target magazine. She has published seven books and dozens of articles on manufacturing management.

ROBERT W. HALL is one of the founders of the AME, and is currently Editor-in-Chief of AME's Target magazine. He has authored or coauthored five previous books related to lean manufacturing, and is the Professor of Operations Management, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University.

Summary

When was the last time your company improved productivity from 20 percent to 60 percent-in only four days? Or cut inventory by 50 percent in the same amount of time? Remarkable results like these were delivered by teams of employees and those who participated in the Association for Manufacturing Excellence Kaizen BlitzSM events.

Product details

• Authors: Association o, Association O., Of Association of, Hall, Robert Hall, Robert W. Hall, Hall Robert W., Laraia, Ac Laraia, Anthony Laraia, Anthony C. Laraia, Anthony C. (Association for Manufacturing Laraia, Anthony C. Moody Laraia, Anthony Moody Laraia, LARAIA ANTHONY C MOODY PATRICIA, Patricia E. Moody, Moody Patricia E.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.03.1999
• EAN: 9780471246480
• ISBN: 978-0-471-24648-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: National Association of Manufa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Kaizen, Business & management, Produktionssteuerung, Wirtschaft u. Management, Production Operations Management, Wirtschaft / Betriebswirtschaft