Gemba Kaizen : a Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy (Record no. 564882)

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International Standard Book Number 9789351342809
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Classification number 658.401
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Personal name Imai, Masaaki.
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Title Gemba Kaizen : a Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Tata McGrahill (India) Private Limited
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2013
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Extent xx, 426 pages: illustrations; 24 cm.
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Summary, etc The ... thorough update of the definitive work that applies the Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement and process innovation, kaizen, to the critical area of business performance where key transactions take place, the gemba. The result is a streamlined approach to realizing cost-effective, incremental improvements in your most crucial business processes. Written by the renowned quality management expert who introduced the concept of kaizen to the English-speaking world, this innovative guide is filled with hundreds of international gemba kaizen success stories and examples from a wide range of industries. These examples illustrate how to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction. This comprehensive resource offers detailed coverage of important gemba kaizen topics, including: quality, cost, and delivery in the gemba; the five steps of workplace organization; identifying and eliminating muda - any non-value-adding activity; visual management; supervisors' roles in the lean workplace; gemba managers' roles and accountability in sustaining high performance; just-in-time and total flow management; the CEO's role in leading a kaizen culture."
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Industrial management
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Kaizen
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Service industries Management
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     General Book Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad General 21/01/2016 World Book Links 895.00 658.401 IMA SIBMH-B-2419 16/03/2023 Books