Building a Sustainable Lean Culture: An Implementation Guide

This book provides an implementation guide for creating a Lean Culture from the ground up, gaining buy-in from key stakeholders, and sustaining the results. It covers the people, the operation system, and the tools, and includes case studies to show real-life implementations.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 06 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

This comprehensive guide offers a step-by-step approach to creating a Lean Culture from scratch, while ensuring buy-in from key stakeholders and sustaining the desired results. While many books focus solely on providing Lean Tools for implementation, this guide takes a holistic approach, covering three key aspects: people (structural and cultural), operations system, and tools. Additionally, it includes a comprehensive set of case studies showcasing real-life implementations of a Lean Culture, providing valuable insights and practical examples.

Key Features:

Leader Standard Work for All Employees: Discusses the importance of standardizing work for all employees, regardless of their position or level of expertise. This ensures consistency and eliminates waste, leading to improved efficiency and productivity.

Escalation Process for Tiers and Daily Accountability: Outlines a clear escalation process for addressing issues and concerns within an organization. It emphasizes daily accountability, ensuring that problems are promptly addressed and resolved.

Dealing with Change of SOPs and Standardization: Provides guidance on how to effectively deal with changes in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and standardization within an organization. It emphasizes the importance of communication, training, and continuous improvement to ensure a smooth transition.

Exercises for Lean Tools Implementation: Offers practical exercises and activities to help implement Lean Tools effectively. These exercises assist in developing a deeper understanding of Lean principles and their application in various contexts.

Real-Life Case Studies of Implementing a Lean Culture: Presents real-life case studies of organizations that have successfully implemented a Lean Culture. These case studies highlight the challenges, successes, and lessons learned, providing valuable insights for those embarking on their Lean journey.

Building a Sustainable Lean Culture: Focuses on Lean Leadership from a managerial standpoint, ensuring that the Lean journey succeeds through accountability, standardized work, and technological advances utilizing Lean Systems. This guide is useful in manufacturing, services, IT, and healthcare industries, as it empowers employees to want to build a Lean Culture.

By following the step-by-step guidance provided in this book, organizations can embark on a transformative journey toward operational excellence, increased customer satisfaction, and long-term sustainable growth.

Weight: 660g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498798402