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John Black
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The concept of lean production is not new, but the challenges of
dramatic change management often stymie business leaders trying to
put lean operations into place. This newly-revised and greatly
expanded volume aims to provide a readable, real-world roadmap for
putting into place the indispensable strategy and tactics managers
need to make lean work and move their organizations - whether
manufacturing or service-based - toward a world-class production
system. Drawing upon decades of experience in the front lines of
lean production and organizational transformation, the author
provides cases, anecdotes, examples, rationales and concrete tools
to help business leaders stop talking about lean production and
actually make progress toward achieving it. It's the perfect
resource for leaders at all levels who are interested in improving
their competitiveness, building more successful operations, and
moving toward world-class performance in customer satisfaction,
profitability, and employee satisfaction. Contains in-depth
"insight" chapters that explore key principles of the strategy with
detailed explanations, examples, anecdotes, graphics, and comments
by business leaders experienced in each area. Addresses the use of
lean production principles and tools in service organizations and
small companies. Provides actual case histories of successful
implementation in a variety of organizations. Includes explanatory
graphics and charts, including key steps and measurements for use
in implementation. Features an extensive glossary and additional
recommended reading. What is a Lean, World-Class, Production
System? Getting Lean-the Route to World-Class Production Japanese
Roots-Toyota, Toyota, Toyota Building the Foundation-Employee
Involvement, and the Example of Boeing's 757 Airplane Productivity
Program Erecting the Roof-the Crucial Role of Leaders Promoting the
Process-the Power of the Promotion Office Japan Study Missions-the
Power of Learning and Doing Champions, Consultants, Sensei-the
Differences and Their Key Roles The Roadmap-Striving for Perfection
Through Kaizen Beyond Manufacturing-the Office and Service Industry
Wasteland Summary: The Opportunity is Yours to Choose Appendix I:
Ten Lessons for a Lean, World-Class Production System Appendix II:
Further Reading Appendix III: Glossary
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy
and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and
tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive
investment in house building and improvement with allegations that
housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the
public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the
Thatcher government's policy on council house sales, which
followed. The book thus provides a background for the development
of housing policy over the next decade.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to housing policy
and finance in Britain. It describes changes in the condition and
tenure of housing in the post-war period, and contrasts the massive
investment in house building and improvement with allegations that
housing conditions are deteriorating. It describes the rise of the
public housing sector and the slight decline in the face of the
Thatcher government's policy on council house sales, which
followed. The book thus provides a background for the development
of housing policy over the next decade.
Originally published in 1981, Urban Transport Planning explains how
the systems approach has been applied in the planning of
multi-modal transport planning and to demonstrate how a city may be
represented by land use zones superimposed with a transport
network. It discusses theoretical developments and demonstrates
their application to practical problems of planning by using actual
case studies. By treating the urban area as a system, and
recognising the fundamental interactions between land use, traffic
and transport, the study shows how it is possible to predict the
future demands for travel, how transport requirements are
determined and how alternative plans are formulated and evaluated.
The acclaimed Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt
(1769-1859) was referred to by Charles Darwin as 'the greatest
scientific traveller who ever lived'. Several of his works were in
the library aboard the Beagle, including the multi-volume Personal
Narrative of Travels, two books on geology and Tableaux de la
nature (all reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Darwin's
copy of this two-volume 1811 New York edition of Humboldt's
Political Essay (originally published in French earlier that year)
is inscribed 'Buenos Ayres', suggesting he acquired it there in
1832-3, without its accompanying atlas (forthcoming). Humboldt had
spent a year in Mexico in 1803-4, and was struck by its
'civilization' as compared to regions of South America that he had
visited earlier on his expedition. Volume 1 of his account contains
a 'geographical introduction' and discussions of physical
geography, agriculture, and the ethnic diversity, distribution and
health of the population.
The acclaimed Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt
(1769-1859) was referred to by Charles Darwin as 'the greatest
scientific traveller who ever lived'. Several of his works were in
the library aboard the Beagle, including the multi-volume Personal
Narrative of Travels, two books on geology and Tableaux de la
nature (all reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). Darwin's
copy of this two-volume 1811 New York edition of Humboldt's
Political Essay (originally published in French earlier that year)
is inscribed 'Buenos Ayres', suggesting he acquired it there in
1832-3, without its accompanying atlas (forthcoming). Humboldt had
spent a year in Mexico in 1803-4, and was struck by its
'civilization' as compared to regions of South America that he had
visited earlier on his expedition. Volume 2 of his account contains
information about the population, language and key features of each
district of Mexico, and about the country's agriculture.
In Travels Through Norway and Lapland, Leopold von Buch
(1774-1853), a German geologist and palaeontologist, recounts his
expedition to Scandinavia in 1806-1808. This book, originally
published in Berlin in 1810, and in this English translation in
1813, describes these large, sparsely populated regions at the turn
of the nineteenth century. The translator's preface provides an
important geo-political backdrop - the possibility of war in Norway
and the machinations of Sweden, Russia and Great Britain over the
future of this territory. Von Buch's observations, however, are
firmly engaged with the scientific. He writes that his motivation
for the expedition was to find out how the harsh climate influenced
the land, and he records detailed information about the weather and
the region's mineralogy and geological structure. He also describes
the local population, providing a wide-ranging account of life in
the remote reaches of Northern Europe.
Taking Grainger's views as his starting point and heading each
chapter with a quotation from Grainger's writings, John Blacking
restates and reflects upon observations and attitudes relevant to
contemporary problems of ethnomusicology and music education.
Professor Blacking discusses these issues in the light of his own
research, musical experience and convictions.
Originally published in 1981, Urban Transport Planning explains how
the systems approach has been applied in the planning of
multi-modal transport planning and to demonstrate how a city may be
represented by land use zones superimposed with a transport
network. It discusses theoretical developments and demonstrates
their application to practical problems of planning by using actual
case studies. By treating the urban area as a system, and
recognising the fundamental interactions between land use, traffic
and transport, the study shows how it is possible to predict the
future demands for travel, how transport requirements are
determined and how alternative plans are formulated and evaluated.
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