The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office Processes - Softcover

Keyte, Beau; Locher, Drew A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563273012 ISBN 13: 9781563273018

Publisher: Productivity Press, 2004

Synopsis

"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. 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"). These "office" value streams directly support the daily production needs of an enterprise.

Beau Keyte and Drew Locher's new book, The Complete Lean Enterprise: Value Stream Mapping for Administrative and Office Processes, offers a step-by-step approach to applying lean initiatives to the administrative and office environment. It's a must read for leaders looking to improve their production support activities within their order-to-cash value stream. 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.

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Complete Lean Enterprise

Synopsis

Keyte, a consultant on the application of lean manufacturing strategies, and Locher, a lean enterprise consultant, offer a step-by- step approach to applying lean initiatives to the administrative and office environment in this guide for readers who want to improve their production support activities within their order-to-cash value stream. They sh

Edition details

• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563273012
• ISBN 13: 9781563273018
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160