Description
Product ID: | 9781563273421 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise |
Subtitle: | Developing Competitive Capabilities and Managing Profit |
Authors: | Author: Thomas L. Jackson |
Page Count: | 224 |
Subjects: | Economics, Economics, Business strategy, Management: leadership and motivation, Production and quality control management, Engineering: general, Other manufacturing technologies, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Business strategy, Management: leadership & motivation, Production & quality control management, Engineering: general, Other manufacturing technologies, Environmental science, engineering & technology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award, this book facilitates an understanding of hoshin kanri as a grand design implemented through a system of team agreements. It defines an improved X-matrix that incorporates a scorecard for identifying improvement opportunities and converting them into bottom line results in terms that f Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award! At the heart of Lean and Six Sigma is the same, unique business operating system: hoshin kanri. It is a method of strategic planning and a tool for managing complex projects, a quality operating system geared to ensuring that organizations faithfully translate the voice of the customer into new products, and a business operating system that ensures reliable profit growth. The true power of hoshin kanri, however, is two-fold -- it is a superior organizational learning method as well as a competitive resource development system. Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise, by Tom Jackson, explains how you can implement, identify and manage the critical relationships among your markets, design characteristics, production systems, and personnel to satisfy your customers and beat your competition. This practical workbook provides—
This workbook will show you the mechanics of implementing hoshin kanri, so that you can systematically improve your brand equity, implement Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, and integrate your suppliers into a Lean and Six Sigma organization. |
Imprint Name: | Productivity Press |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2006-08-21 |