Real Lean

Bob Emiliani

ISBN 10: 0972259163 / ISBN 13: 9780972259163

Published by Clbm, LLC, US, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Real Lean
• Publisher: Clbm, LLC, US
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0972259163
• ISBN 13: 9780972259163
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 12.7W x 1.12H x 20.32D centimeters 12.7 centimeters width by 1.12 centimeters height by 20.32 centimeters depth
• Weight: 198 grams

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Synopsis

REAL LEAN - The Keys to Sustaining Lean Management (Volume Three), finally answers the question that Lean practitioners have been asking for decades: "How do you sustain Lean management?" Volume 3 of the REAL LEAN book series explains in new and unique ways why sustainability has been so elusive and offers many surprising and even jarring new insights. It dissects conventional management thinking and practice which so strongly hinders managers' ability to become Lean leaders. Major obstacles are revealed, culminating in the identification of 14 key commitments that executives must make in order to sustain the Lean management system. Managers will find this book contains a wealth of practical new information and is amazingly insightful. It will help them better comprehend and put REAL LEAN into practice every day.

About the Author

M.L. "Bob" Emiliani is a professor at Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., where he teaches various courses on Lean management. Prior to that Bob worked in the consumer products and aerospace industries for nearly two decades. He held management positions in engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management, and had responsibility for implementing Lean in manufacturing operations and supply chains.

He has authored or co-authored a dozen papers related to Lean leadership including: "Lean Behaviors" (1998), "Linking Leaders' Beliefs to their Behaviors and Competencies" (2003), "Using Value Stream Maps to Improve Leadership" (2004), "Origins of Lean Management in America: The Role of Connecticut Businesses" (2006), and "Standardized Work for Executive Leadership" (2008). Five of his papers have won awards for excellence.

Bob is also the author of Better Thinking, Better Results: Case Study and Analysis of an Enterprise-Wide Lean Transformation (second edition) published in 2007; REAL LEAN: Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume One) published in 2007; REAL LEAN: Critical Issues and Opportunities in Lean Management (Volume Two) published in 2007; and Practical Lean Leadership: A Strategic Leadership Guide for Executives published in 2008.

Bob earned engineering degrees from the University of Miami, University of Rhode Island, and Brown University.