Real Lean: Unsolved Problems in Lean Management (Volume Six) - Softcover

Emiliani, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0984540008 ISBN 13: 9780984540006

Publisher: Center for Lean Business Management, LLC, The, 2010

Synopsis

The sixth volume of Bob Emiliani's acclaimed REAL LEAN book series goes where few Lean books dare.

The book opens with a an exclusive, candid interview with legendary CEO Art Byrne (Wiremold, Danaher) who reflects on nearly three decades of Lean practice, including why so few executives become genuine Lean leaders.

The author then analyzes more than a dozen problems: neglect of the "Respect for People" principle, the absence of economists who understand flow, the political misuse of Lean ("Leanpolitik"), the Curse of the Change Agent, and the inadvertent harm caused by zero-sum implementations, among others.

If you're tired of recycled tool-talk and ready to confront what's really holding Lean back, this is your guide to the next frontier of progressive management.

Each chapter delivers blunt diagnosis and practical countermeasures.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Bob Emiliani has been a progressive management practitioner and researcher for over 30 years. He worked in industry for 15 years and had management responsibility in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management at Pratt & Whitney. Bob was part of a team responsible for implementing TPS principles and practices in both manufacturing and supply chains at Pratt & Whitney. Subsequently, he was full-time professor for 23 years. He now holds the honorary title of Professor Emeritus. Bob was the first academic to establish a research agenda focused on Lean leadership, resulting in numerous publications and varied leadership development workshops. Bob is a prolific, versatile, and award-winning writer whose publications span engineering, business, social sciences, and humanities. He has authored or co-authored 28 books and 45 peer-reviewed papers across six different disciplines (leadership, management, management history, supply chain management, higher education, and materials engineering). His work is widely recognized and he is praised for being a unique voice and a creative thinker.

From the Back Cover

The REAL LEAN series of books explains Lean management in ways that hundreds of other books do not. These original and creative works are written for hands-on Lean practitioners. Each volume is thoroughly researched and well documented, and provides an abundance of new information and perspectives to help ensure success with Lean management. This sixth volume of the REAL LEAN series shines a bright light on several major unsolved problems in Lean management and also identifies practical countermeasures using creative and original Lean thinking. It includes a special interview with the retired CEO of The Wiremold Company, Art Byrne, reflecting on his nearly 30 years of Lean practice. This volume also helps focus the Lean community's attention on specific areas to work on in order to advance manager's understanding and practice of Lean management. As with prior Volumes of REAL LEAN, Volume Six emphasizes Lean as a management system and the "Respect for People" principle because both are usually missing from the practice of Lean management today. Readers will find this book to be amazingly insightful and filled with practical information that will help them better comprehend and put REAL LEAN into practice every day.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center for Lean Business Management, LLC, The
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0984540008
• ISBN 13: 9780984540006
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238