The Kaizen Event Planner - Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office, Service, and Technical Environments (Hardcover)

Kaizen Events are an effective way to train organizations to break unproductive habits and adopt a continuous improvement philosophy while, at the same time, achieve breakthrough performance-level results. Through Kaizen Events, cross-functional teams learn how to make improvements in a methodological way. They learn how to quickly study a process, identify and prioritize improvement opportunities, implement change, and sustain their gains. Most importantly, they learn how to work with one another to solve problems rapidly and in a highly effective way.In The Kaizen Event Planner: Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office, Service, and Technical Environments, authors Karen Martin and Mike Osterling provide a practical how-to guide for planning and executing Kaizen Events in non-manufacturing settings, and conducting post-Event follow-ups to sustain the improvements made.Geared to continuous improvement professionals and leaders within the office areas of manufacturing, the service sector and knowledge-worker environments, this book provides the methodology and practical tools for generating measurable results, while building a motivated workforce and laying the foundation for continuous improvement.The Kaizen Event Planner provides those responsible for improving office, service, and technical processes with the skills to effectively scope the activity, engage the right people, and facilitate successful Events!An accompanying CD provides immediate access to a number of Excel-based tools.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2007
Authors:	Karen Martin • Mike Osterling
Dimensions:	280 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-43869-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Production & quality control management Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Other manufacturing technologies > General
LSN:	1-138-43869-3
Barcode:	9781138438699

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