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Harley-Davidson rose from the ashes then kindled the fire by reinventing the way it designs new products--Resource description page. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
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- Title
- The Lean Machine
- Author
- Dantar P. Oosterwal
- Publisher
- Amacom Books
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0814432883
- ISBN 13
- 9780814432884
In this insider guide, former Harley-Davidson executive Dantar Oosterwal offers an exclusive look at how Harley-Davidson was able to adapt in an ever-changing world to stay on top and stay in existence.
From near-extinction in the early eighties, Harley-Davidson rose to worldwide recognition and is still today one of the great, iconic American motorcycle brands. In this insider guide, former Harley-Davidson executive Dantar Oosterwal offers an exclusive look at how Harley-Davidson was able to adapt in an ever-changing world to stay on top and stay in existence
In The Lean Machine, you will learn about their secret weapon and go-to formula for outstanding success as well as:
- the day-to-day transformation at Harley-Davidson
- their adapted Knowledge-Based Product Development
- identifies universal change and improvement issues so that any company can incorporate this
Rooted in Japanese productivity improvement techniques, the Knowledge-Based Product Development method helped Harley realize an unprecedented fourfold increase in throughput in half the time--powering annual growth of more than ten percent.
The Lean Machine is part business journal, part analysis, and part step-by-step toolkit that will help companies in all industries achieve predictably excellent results.
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About the Author
DANTAR P. OOSTERWAL (Batavia, IL) has led global innovation improvements as Vice President of Innovation at Sara Lee, as well as Director of Product Development at Harley-Davidson.
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