Lean thinking : banish waste and create wealth in your corporation /
By: Womack, James P
Title By: Jones, Daniel T
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BookPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.Edition: rev and updated ed.Description: 396 p. : ill ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780743231640Program: MGMT350Subject(s): Organisational effectiveness | Industrial efficiency | Value added
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.4 WO LE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0041068 | ||
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.4 WO LE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0022473 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-378) and index.
Preface: from lean producation to lean enterprise -- Preface to the 2003 edition -- Pt.1. Lean principles -- Introduction: lean thinking versus muda -- Value -- The value stream -- Flow -- Pull -- Perfection -- Pt.2. From thinking to action: the lean leap -- The simple case -- A harder case -- The acid test -- Lean thinking versus German technik -- Mighty Toyota; tiny showa -- An action plan -- Pt.3. Lean enterprise -- A channel for the stream; a valley for the channel -- Dreaming about perfection -- Pt.4. Epilogue -- The steady advance of lean thinking -- Institutionalizing the revolution -- Afterword: the lean network -- Appendix: individuals and organizations who helped -- Glossary -- Notes. -- Index.
MGMT350