Download or read book Creating the Ultimate Lean Office written by Raymond S. Louis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the challenges to apply current methodologies to create a lean office. It describes the system enhancement options that lean practitioner can employ in automating the newly created lean processes and explains each of the seven steps necessary for creating a lean office.
Download or read book Lean Office and Service Simplified written by Drew Locher and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2012 Shingo Research and Professional Publication AwardDemystifying the application of Lean methods, Lean Office and Service Simplified: The Definitive How-To Guide goes beyond the basic tools to detail the key concepts of Lean as they apply to office and service environments. It begins by discussing value stream management, followed by
Download or read book The Lean Office Pocket Handbook written by and published by MCS Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book THE LEAN OFFICE How to Use Just in Time Techniques to Streamline Your Office written by Jim Thompson and published by Productive Publications. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Value Stream Management for the Lean Office written by Don Tapping and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring Lean Improvements to the Administrative Areas of Your Organization! Extending their eight-step process to the realization of a lean office, Tapping and Shuker use a customer service case studyto illustrate the effectiveness of the value stream storyboard.This popular volume provides organizations with a proven system for implementing lean principles in the office. In addition to providing a thorough overview of basic lean concepts, this book details methods for identifying the administrative activities in need of attention. To address these, it applies the eight-step process for removing waste and reorganizing workflow. Accompanying the book are downloadable resources containing a lean assessment tool, a storyboard template, charts, a team charter, and worksheets. Along with this book you receive downloadable resources containing a lean assessment tool, a storyboard template, useful charts, a team charter, forms, reports, and worksheets!
Download or read book Lean Administration written by AME - Association for and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-06-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AME's Target Magazine has a well-established reputation for detailed case studies of companies adopting lean strategies. These case studies are now available in a well-organized Enterprise Excellence Series, to tap the ongoing desire for information about what other companies are doing to implement lean. To satisfy the growing interest in applying lean to non-manufacturing operations, this first volume of the series covers the implementation of lean to administrative and office applications. Highlights include: Practical, in-depth description of lean office implementations, most of which have not been described in other publications. Responds to reader desire for real-world lean office information. Case Studies are categorized in three areas: Leadership, Organization and Training; Improving Processes; and Lean in Healthcare, making it easy to track down the type of information desired.
Download or read book Lean Office Demystified II written by Don Tapping and published by . This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Office Demystified II is simple to understand and provides easy-to-do steps explaining how Lean can be applied in various administrative settings. The tools of takt time, pitch, leveling, standard work, mistake proofing, value stream mapping, etc. are all explained with examples that anyone can relate to. The book provides three main steps into applying Lean in any type office environment. This new version also reveals the secrets on how Lean can be leveraged with MS Office (and other applications) to move information where it is needed, when it is needed, in error-free ways never dreamed of - at the speed of sight. Learn how MS Excel, Word, Access, Grove, and Visio, as well as ACT!, Windows Explorer, and Google Docs can be used in applying Lean tools and concepts. This is all conveyed through the Global Winds case study that is included at the end of each chapter. This easy-to-use book includes everything you need for success - readiness guides, worksheets, forms, screen shots, application examples, etc. Lean Office Demystified II goes beyond theory to explain how all this works in the actual business case study of Global Winds. Lean Office Demystified II will boost office performance, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction, while at the same time create stress-free work place. BONUS! The Appendix now contains step-by-step instructions on how to: 1.Create a value stream map in Visio 2.Use Pivot Tables to help identify a value stream 3.Use Excel to create an Employee Balance Chart
Download or read book Lean Office Demystified II written by Don Tapping and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Office Demystified II is simple to understand and provides easy-to-do steps explaining how Lean can be applied in various administrative settings. The tools of takt time, pitch, leveling, standard work, mistake proofing, value stream mapping, etc. are all explained with examples that anyone can relate to. The book provides three main steps into applying Lean in any type office environment. This new version also reveals the secrets on how Lean can be leveraged with MS Office (and other applications) to move information where it is needed, when it is needed, in error-free ways never dreamed of - at the speed of sight. Learn how MS Excel, Word, Access, Grove, and Visio, as well as ACT!, Windows Explorer, and Google Docs can be used in applying Lean tools and concepts. This is all conveyed through the Global Winds case study that is included at the end of each chapter. This easy-to-use book includes everything you need for success - readiness guides, worksheets, forms, screen shots, application examples, etc. Lean Office Demystified II goes beyond theory to explain how all this works in the actual business case study of Global Winds. Lean Office Demystified II will boost office performance, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction, while at the same time create stress-free work place. BONUS! The Appendix now contains step-by-step instructions on how to: 1.Create a value stream map in Visio 2.Use Pivot Tables to help identify a value stream 3.Use Excel to create an Employee Balance Chart
Download or read book Lean Administration written by Manfacturing Excellence AME - Association for and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AME's Target Magazine has a well-established reputation for detailed case studies of companies adopting lean strategies. These case studies are now available in a well-organized Enterprise Excellence Series, to tap the ongoing desire for information about what other companies are doing to implement lean. To satisfy the growing interest in applying lean to non-manufacturing operations, this first volume of the series covers the implementation of lean to administrative and office applications. Highlights include: Practical, in-depth description of lean office implementations, most of which have not been described in other publications. Responds to reader desire for real-world lean office information. Case Studies are categorized in three areas: Leadership, Organization and Training; Improving Processes; and Lean in Healthcare, making it easy to track down the type of information desired.
Download or read book The Lean Office written by Productivity Press Development Team and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-01-31 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lean Office: Collected Practices and Cases is a compilation of articles previously published in the Productivity Press newsletter, Lean Manufacturing Advisor. These articles discuss lean implementations in non-manufacturing operations, from design to processing invoices to customer service. Most articles are written in the form of case studies. Highlights include— Practical, in-depth description of lean implementation, written in a conversational, easy-to-read style A large quantity of case studies unavailable from any other single source Responds to your desire for real-world lean office information
Download or read book International Manufacturing Strategy in a Time of Great Flux written by Louis Brennan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book assesses the state of international manufacturing strategy and clarifies how recent developments, for example regarding configuration, technology, and the environment, are impacting on its content and direction and on its relationship to manufacturing performance. In providing up-to-date coverage of the consequences of such forces and factors for international manufacturing, this book aims to expand the debate concerning international manufacturing strategy and cast light on its current evolution. International manufacturing is operating within a time of great flux. While offshoring of activities has dominated over recent decades, nearshoring and reshoring are increasingly being considered and observed in practice. At the same time, technologies such as 3D-printing are gaining traction and the role of ICT and data analytics is increasingly important in the international manufacturing landscape while digitization becomes more prevalent and the embrace of the Internet of Things (IOT) accelerates. Furthermore, issues related to the environment are figuring more prominently in international manufacturing considerations, and assumptions regarding the long-term cost of energy are being called into question. International manufacturing is also experiencing greater servitization.
Download or read book The Lean Office written by Jim Thompson and published by Productive Publications.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lean Office written by Robert Pemberton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lean Office This book will enable you to transform your culture and enhance your bottom line by implementing Lean Management concepts. It's applicable to all types of offices, large and small. From Fortune 500 companies, thru to Government agencies and to small businesses, by implementing the key principles described in this book, you will improve your triple bottom line of lowering costs, improved production and improved safety. What is Lean? A lean culture empowers your employees, removes unnecessary waste, and focuses on the customer. Lean is a way of delivering what your customer needs or wants at the lowest cost and in a timely and efficient manner. Lean is not something that sits apart on a shelf, away from your other business processes and is only used when needed. In contrast, it is your organizations "way of life." It should be embedded across all of your processes. It's a way of looking at your business processes through an "improvement lens" and eliminating waste to ensure the customer is getting the most value. This ensures the customer gets what they ask for, when they need it, at the lowest cost. Lean is focused on delivering customer expectations. Lean can be applied to virtually every known process whether it be manufacturing, safety, health care or even personal development and personal relationships. Contents: The Lean Office. What is Lean?. Why Lean?. Customers. Value. Eliminating Waste. The Lean Office. Information Waste. Redundant input of data. Redundant output of data. Incompatible information systems. Manual checking of data that has been entered electronically. Data that is never used. Re-entering of data. Re-working of data. Converting data formats. Unnecessary data. Unavailable or missing data. Unknown or unclear data. Incorrect data or data discrepancies. Lost data or Unsecure data. Process Waste. Defects, Scrap and Rework. Workarounds. Unnecessary Approvals. Variability in flow or Waiting. Excess inventory, overproduction. Over processing. Physical Environment. Travelling to another office location for a meeting. Hot desking. Self-service Kiosks. Open plan offices. People Waste. Unclear roles (responsibility, authority, accountability). Performance Management. Not having multi-skilled people. Insufficient training. Multitasking. Underutilized talent. Incorrect organizational structure causing blockages in flow. Recruitment errors. Lack of strategic alignment. Handoffs to co-workers. Flow. Batch Flow. Single Item Flow or Lean Flow. The Pull System. Lean Leadership. People are your greatest asset. Quality. Continuous Improvement. Value Stream Mapping. Implementing Lean through Values. Safety. Family. Humility. Empowerment. Diversity. Frugality. Engagement. Encouragement. Reward. Enthusiasm. Courage. Integrity. Determination. Generating Ideas. Stretch Targets. Culture Survey. Corrective Actions. Standards. The Triple Vision. The New Triple Bottom Line. Focus on the things we can control. The Global Cost Curves. Business Drivers - Lean Focus. Measurement for Success. Visibility. Lean Flex. Lean Tools. The War Room (Lean Boards and Lean Meetings). The Art of Kaizen (PDCA). The Kaizen Blitz. Elimination of Waste (Muda). Lean Checklists. 5S. Human Factors (Poka-Yoke). The 5 Gemba Principles. The 5 Why's Technique. Quality Circles (Action Meetings). Ishikawa diagrams. Idea Generation. A3 Problem-solving. Metrics. Lean Boards. Pareto Charts. Histograms. Taxonomies. Benchmarking. Case Study - SpaceX and Tesla- How to make Lean Successful.
Download or read book Lean Thinking written by James P. Womack and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lean Thinking was launched in the fall of 1996, just in time for the recession of 1997. It told the story of how American, European, and Japanese firms applied a simple set of principles called 'lean thinking' to survive the recession of 1991 and grow steadily in sales and profits through 1996. Even though the recession of 1997 never happened, companies were starving for information on how to make themselves leaner and more efficient. Now we are dealing with the recession of 2001 and the financial meltdown of 2002. So what happened to the exemplar firms profiled in Lean Thinking? In the new fully revised edition of this bestselling book those pioneering lean thinkers are brought up to date. Authors James Womack and Daniel Jones offer new guidelines for lean thinking firms and bring their groundbreaking practices to a brand new generation of companies that are looking to stay one step ahead of the competition.
Download or read book Lean UX written by Jeff Gothelf and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: User experience (UX) design has traditionally been a deliverables-based practice, with wireframes, site maps, flow diagrams, and mockups. But in today’s web-driven reality, orchestrating the entire design from the get-go no longer works. This hands-on book demonstrates Lean UX, a deeply collaborative and cross-functional process that lets you strip away heavy deliverables in favor of building shared understanding with the rest of the product team. Lean UX is the evolution of product design; refined through the real-world experiences of companies large and small, these practices and principles help you maintain daily, continuous engagement with your teammates, rather than work in isolation. This book shows you how to use Lean UX on your own projects. Get a tactical understanding of Lean UX—and how it changes the way teams work together Frame a vision of the problem you’re solving and focus your team on the right outcomes Bring the designer’s tool kit to the rest of your product team Break down the silos created by job titles and learn to trust your teammates Improve the quality and productivity of your teams, and focus on validated experiences as opposed to deliverables/documents Learn how Lean UX integrates with Agile UX
Download or read book The Highly Effective Office written by Timothy Schipper and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Highly Effective Office covers the transformation journey required to change the culture in the workplace from processes that suffer from functional separation and "silo-ed" departments to efficient and integrated systems. Most office processes have evolved into separate and autonomous stand-alone functions that are sub-optimized. The result is added wastes in the processes, and the customers are often the first to notice. The wastes parallel the manufacturing floor wastes and deserve the same attention for identification and removal. Yet, the culture of the office is predisposed to work by a separation of duties. Roles and responsibilities are not aligned around processes. The same type of dramatic transformations that were enabled on the concrete factory floor are needed in carpeted offices. This book describes methods to transform the value streams in the office and administrative areas of organizations, and it outlines why Lean works just as well in the office as it does in manufacturing. Wastes typically reach 50% of the process effort, and these processes are ripe for improvement. Throughout the book, waste removal in office processes are fully illustrated with descriptions of applying Lean tools to achieve flow. Case studies from the corporations, non-profits, and higher education institutions demonstrate how various types of organizations have reached success by applying Lean principles to their processes. Lean expert Timothy Schipper outlines the structural and leadership changes that are required to create a transformational journey for process change and continuous improvement. Leadership activities are outlined along with descriptions of how to assign ownership and responsibility for the changes inside the organization. Various leadership behaviors are explored that support and help to sustain the effort. Attention is given to how to start the journey, how to select projects and launch them with clear goals and objectives, and how to run successful workshops, as well as visual tools and techniques and educational content. Finally, and most importantly, a description of the mature Lean culture is offered to show how to embed process improvement into the organization.
Download or read book Beyond the Lean Office written by Kevin J. Duggan and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While more and more companies are aggressively pursuing Operational Excellence by employing Six Sigma, Lean, and other continuous improvement methods, the concept has yet to be defined in a way that can be easily taught and applied, especially in industries other than manufacturing. This book fills that need. Beyond the Lean Office uses a compelling novel format to illustrate what it takes to create and sustain flow and Operational Excellence in the office. Readers learn as they follow the main character through initial attempts to correct late responses to a primary customer and the evolution to an approach based on Operational Excellence. The story illustrates the day-to-day issues that most organizations face in their pursuit of Operational Excellence. To achieve Operational Excellence, it takes more than just a strong leader with passion and drive. The key ingredient is practical knowledge that can be applied quickly and easily by following a process. This book supplies step-by-step guidance on how to move your office services from point A to point B. The practical insights and guidance presented here create a road map that can be shared with each employee to rapidly move your organization forward. All chapters also include a From the Author section that shares authoritative insights on the topic at hand. After reading this book, you will understand how to design and create self-healing flow that provides reliable, predictable output in the office and operates without the need for management intervention to deliver the services provided by the office. Instead, management focuses on the activities that grow your enterprise."--Provided by publisher.
