Editorial Reviews
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In this sequel to his popular business/quality management book, Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success (1986), Imai offers a step forward?continuous improvement (kaizen) applied to the concept of continuous improvement in the workplace (gemba). The book reflects a definite operations bias. Indeed, [...]
Editorial Reviews
Six Sigma is a data-driven management system with near-perfect-performance objectives that has been employed to acclaim at leading corporations like General Electric. Its name is derived from the eye-catching statistical target of operating with no more than 3.4 defects per one million chances, but Peter Pande, Robert [...]
Editorial Reviews
Six Sigma is a data-driven management system with near-perfect-performance objectives that has been employed to acclaim at leading corporations like General Electric. Its name is derived from the eye-catching statistical target of operating with no more than 3.4 defects per one million chances, but Peter Pande, Robert [...]
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‘Businesses are proclaiming the need for employees to "work smarter", this book provides a practical roadmap in how to do that.’ — Larry Hupman IT Consultant, Plexent
‘Do not confuse activity for results! This book spells out the difference between wasteful busy work and brain smart thinking [...]
Going Lean sets aside the notion that efficient operations and powerful innovations are only possible when business is steady and demand is growing. Instead, companies must learn that sudden shifts or unpredictable conditions need not undermine their results. Led by a new breed of companies -Toyota, Wal-Mart, and Southwest Airlines–a powerful, yet [...]
Even a company that dramatically improves its efficiency and product quality can fail miserably. Peter G. W. Keen names this phenomenon the "process paradox," a modern industrial problem that he deconstructs and defeats in his book The Process Edge. The basis of business acumen is common sense, Keen reminds [...]
The first and only guide to using MVT as a breakthrough management tool
MVT(TM) (Multivariable Testing) has been heralded as a breakthrough business tool in major publications such as Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Business-Week. Although MVT could become one of the most widely used management tools [...]
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Businesses are proclaiming the need for employees to "work smarter", this book provides a practical roadmap in how to do that.’ — Larry Hupman IT Consultant, Plexent
‘Do not confuse activity for results! This book spells out the difference between wasteful busy work and brain smart [...]
Editorial Reviews
Going Lean sets aside the notion that efficient operations and powerful innovations are only possible when business is steady and demand is growing. Instead, companies must learn that sudden shifts or unpredictable conditions need not undermine their results. Led by a new breed of companies -Toyota, Wal-Mart, and Southwest Airlines–a powerful, [...]
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Businesses are proclaiming the need for employees to "work smarter", this book provides a practical roadmap in how to do that.’ — Larry Hupman IT Consultant, Plexent
‘Do not confuse activity for results! This book spells out the difference between wasteful busy work and brain smart [...]
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