This book provides a practical and user-friendly approach to successfully transform an
organization into a lean organization throughout the business value chain. The author describes
comprehensively how lean management principles enable organizations to concentrate on
value-adding activities and processes to achieve a long-term and sustainable competitive
advantage. The book shows how lean management principles are ultimately applied in industries
and explores the concepts of Kaizen and Lean Management thoroughly. Kaizen and Lean Management
are innovative and modern concepts that help organizations gain a competitive advantage. Kaizen
is the permanent improvement in small steps while Lean Management is a set of principles
focusing on customer satisfaction. The foundation of these two concepts is grounded in the
principle of eliminating waste and concentrating on value added processes for which the
customers are willing to pay for. Through this organizations will become more efficient
throughout the value chain including internal functions partners and suppliers and will
achieve a long-term competitive advantage.
