The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office Processes
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00UVAQ0DK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 155 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Much of the untapped potential for productivity improvements lies, however, in non-production areas — where the value stream is administrative (i.e., "order to cash"). "Winner of the 2005 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Research"Most lean initiatives conducted by manufacturers are focused mostly on shop-floor activities — mapping the value stream of raw material to the shop-floor customer. The Complete Lean Enterprise is a valuable tool in applying value stream mapping (VSM) to non-production areas, identifying office wastes, establishing performance metrics, speeding up administrative workflow, and improving office efficiency.. It's a must read for leaders looking to improve their produ
Ross E. Robson, Executive Director, Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, Utah State University"The Complete Lean Enterprise is an excellent tool to guide the enterprising manager to a new lean process solution." -- Kent Sears, Vice President, Manufacturing Processes and Lean Implementation, General Motors Corporation"…Their method is practical, pragmatic and can easily be transferred to others. "a strategic lean tool that connects the value stream management of manufacturing processes to the rest of the enterprise!" -- Ron Fardell, Director of Lean, Textron, Inc."it deserves a spot next to Learning to See." -- Peter Ward, Profes
Only Covers Manufacturing Industry Office and Administrative Processes J. Green Although the subtitle of this book is "Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office Processes", it should be entitled "Value Stream Mapping for 'Manufacturing Industry' Administrative and Office Processes". The two "case studies" presented cover office processes used in manufacturing a product (Purchase of Raw Materials, Bills of Materials Creation, CAD Drawing creation, and Order. "Useful intro to value stream mapping away from the factory floor" according to Johanne Greenwood. I found this very useful when preparing to do value stream mapping in a services environment. It would be beneficial to have more examples from a variety of industries - healthcare, IT, etc.. Kindle Customer said but the VSM sucks because of the single page view of Kindle. The example is detailed, but the VSM sucks because of the single page view of Kindle. The Kindle version should have double page view so that I can see the whole VSM