EAN: 9783319199948

UNDERSTANDING THE LEAN ENTERPRISE GEBUNDEN

This book deepens the debate about the lean enterprise from both an academic and a professional
management perspective. It thus provides the reader with a sound understanding of the modern
lean enterprise and its current evolution. A range of innovative topics are covered  with
individual chapters addressing the combinations of lean with hoshin kanri  green management  IT
organizational learning  flow accounting  system thinking  problem solving 
internationalization aspects  luxury industry  and product innovation. Since the term lean
first entered contemporary operations management language in 1990 to describe a set of
practices proven to deliver superior performance over mass production systems  the lean
approach to waste reduction and value generation has moved from vehicle production to other
manufacturing sectors. It has reshaped the support functions of manufacturing businesses and
has evolved from private industry into the public sector. Lean thinking is now a dominant model
of operations management and has brought with it a new language and toolbox. This publication
is in collaboration with the University of Buckingham and is the result of a combined research
and review process carried out by the three Editors.

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